silicosis
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silicosis
Rhymes with -əʊsɪs
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From Late Latin silica + -osis.
noun silicoses
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A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.
Well, minin’ is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky, and if you ain’t minin’ there, well, my friends, you’re awful lucky, ‘Cause if you don’t get silicosis, or pay that’s just atrocious, you’ll be screamin’ for a union that will care
Similar: miner's disease
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noun silica dust pneumoconiosis
| Español | silicosis |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 규폐증 gyupyejeung |
| 日本語 | 珪肺 keihai |
| 中文 | 硅肺 guīfèi, 矽肺 xīfèi, 矽肺病 xīfèibìng |
| हिन्दी | सिलिकामयता silikāmaytā |
| Português | silicose |
| Français | silicose |
| Deutsch | Silikose |
| Italiano | silicosi |
| Ελληνικά | πυριτίαση pyritíasi |
| Română | silicoză |
| Русский | силико́з silikóz |
| العربية | سَحَار سِيلِيسِيّ saḥār sīlīsiyy |
Talk about this word "silicosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/silicosis. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. silicosis. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/silicosis "silicosis." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/silicosis.Cite this
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title = {silicosis},
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