silicosis
silicosis noun: a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.
Noun
silicosis (countable and uncountable, plural silicoses)
- 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 care1963, Phil Ochs, “Hazard, Kentucky”
- Synonyms:
- miner's disease
silicosis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian
silicosis in Hindi
- silica dust pneumoconiosis
- सिलिकामयता silikāmaytā
silicosis in Tamil
- மணலியம், சிலிக்கா நோய்
silicosis in Arabic
- silica dust pneumoconiosis
- سَحَار سِيلِيسِيّ saḥār sīlīsiyy
silicosis in Indonesian
- silica dust pneumoconiosis
- silikosis
Synonyms of silicosis
Forms of silicosis
| plural | silicoses |
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Origin of silicosis
From Late Latin silica + -osis.
Words formed from silicosis
Words that rhyme with silicosis
- apotheosis
- symbiosis
- -osis
- abiosis
- diagnosis
- gnosis
- hypnosis
- lordosis
- arthrosis
- cytosis
- kyphosis
- meiosis
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- osmosis
- prognosis
- sclerosis
- stenosis
- synostosis
- theosis
- acanthocytosis
- acanthosis
- acidosis
- adiposis
- aerobiosis
- alkalosis
- amyloidosis
- anadiplosis
- anostosis
- aponeurosis
- apoptosis
- endocytosis
- exocytosis
- halitosis
- hemochromatosis
- ichthyosis
- koilocytosis
- lactosis
- leukoerythroblastosis
- miosis
- mitosis
- mononucleosis
- mycosis
- neoatherosclerosis
- neurosis
- ochronosis
- osteophytosis
- osteoporosis
- parahypnosis
- phagocytosis
- pinocytosis
- pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
- potocytosis
- probiosis
- psychosis
- ptosis
- pyrosis
- retrognosis
- rubatosis
- simuliotoxicosis
- synchondrosis
- syndesmosis
Questions about silicosis
- What does silicosis mean?
- Silicosis means a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.
- What is silicosis in Hindi?
- Silicosis in Hindi is सिलिकामयता (silikāmaytā). See Silicosis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is silicosis?
- Silicosis is a noun.
- What is the plural of silicosis?
- The plural of silicosis is silicoses.
Words near silicosis in the dictionary
Source and license
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