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sil·i·co·sis (s

-k

A disease of the lungs caused by continued inhalation of the dust of siliceous minerals and characterized by progressive fibrosis and a chronic shortness of breath.

sili·cotic (-k

k) adj.

silicosis [ˌsɪlɪˈkəʊsɪs]

(Medicine / Pathology) Pathol a form of pneumoconiosis caused by breathing in tiny particles of silica, quartz, or slate, and characterized by shortness of breath and fibrotic changes in the tissues of the lungs

silicosis

a disease of the lungs caused by prolonged inhalation of silica dust, an occupational disease of quarry-workers.

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Noun

silicosis - a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate

pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis - chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles

Translations

silicosis [ˌsɪlɪˈkəʊsɪs] N → silicosis f

silicosis

n (Med) → Staublunge f, → Silikose f (spec)

silicosis [ˌsɪlɪˈkəʊsɪs] n (Med) → silicosi f

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disease Disease and Illness dust pneumoconiosis pneumonoconiosis	Studies have confirmed that tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and death among silicotics; the risk of tuberculosis infection and disease is higher in silicotics than in the general population; the incidence of active tuberculosis in chronic silicosis increases in direct proportion with the increase in profusion of silicotic nodules; and the presence of tuberculosis accelerates lung damage caused by silica particles [American Thoracic Society (ATS) 1997a; Snider 1978; Ziskind et al. Case report: silicatosis in a carpet installer by Wilk-Rivard, Elizabeth J. / Environmental Health Perspectives Histologically, however, the progressive development of stellate interstitial fibrous lesions is observed with mixed dust fibrosis, (1) in contrast to the classic silicotic nodules that occur with silicosis. Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in an industrial worker. ... by Strobel, Stephen L. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 1942) (legitimate inference that working 16 to 17 years in a foundry that exposed employees to silica dust tended to promote silicotic condition in plaintiff). Winning workers' comp claims for carpal tunnel syndrome; ... by Domer, Thomas M. / Trial	Siliciureted hydrogen silicle Silico- silico-methane Silicofluoric Silicofluoric acid Silicofluoride Silicoidea silicon Silicon Alley silicon bronze silicon carbide silicon chip silicon dioxide Silicon Fen Silicon Glen silicon oxide silicon rectifier Silicon Valley silicon-controlled rectifier silicone silicone polymer silicone resin silicone rubber silicosis silicotic Silicotungstic silicula Silicule siliculose Siliginose Siling Siling dish siliqua silique Siliquiform Siliquosa Siliquose silk silk cotton silk factory Silk flower Silk fowl silk gland Silk gown silk grass silk hat silk manufacturer Silk moth silk oak Silk Road	silicone-reactive disorder siliconed siliconed siliconed Silicones Silicones Silicones siliconing siliconing siliconing Siliconix Technology C. V. siliconize siliconized graphite siliconizing siliconoma Siliconware Precision Industrials Siliconware Precision Industries Limited silicophosphate cement silicophosphate cement silicophosphate cement silicophosphate cement silicoproteinosis silicosiderosis silicosiderosis silicosis silicosis silicosis silicospiegel Silicote silicothermic process silicotic Silicotitanate silicotuberculosis Silicotungstic Silictria Silicula Silicula Siliculae Siliculae Siliculate Siliculate Silicule Silicule Siliculose siliculose cataract Silifi of Crimson Stars silification SILIG Siliginose Siligir Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority Siliman University Silin, Pavel Silin, Pavel Mikhailovich Siling Siling dish siliqua siliqua siliqua siliquae siliquae

Studies have confirmed that tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and death among silicotics; the risk of tuberculosis infection and disease is higher in silicotics than in the general population; the incidence of active tuberculosis in chronic silicosis increases in direct proportion with the increase in profusion of silicotic nodules; and the presence of tuberculosis accelerates lung damage caused by silica particles [American Thoracic Society (ATS) 1997a; Snider 1978; Ziskind et al.

Case report: silicatosis in a carpet installer by Wilk-Rivard, Elizabeth J. / Environmental Health Perspectives

Histologically, however, the progressive development of stellate interstitial fibrous lesions is observed with mixed dust fibrosis, (1) in contrast to the classic silicotic nodules that occur with silicosis.

Recurrent spontaneous pneumothorax in an industrial worker. ... by Strobel, Stephen L. / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

1942) (legitimate inference that working 16 to 17 years in a foundry that exposed employees to silica dust tended to promote silicotic condition in plaintiff).

Winning workers' comp claims for carpal tunnel syndrome; ... by Domer, Thomas M. / Trial

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