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UK
/sˌɪlɪkˈəʊsɪs/
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NOUN
- a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate
How To Use silicosis In A Sentence
- Silicosis • This chest radiograph demonstrates so many silicotic nodules that they have become confluent areas of silicotic nodules that have resulted in severe restrictive lung disease Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- Death rates from silicosis, miners' phthisis, and tubercular diseases were very high on the Rand.
- Objective To observe the clinical manifestation and favorable recovery of single TB and silicosis TB.
- The breathing of coal and rock dust causes black lung, the common name given to the lung diseases pneumoconiosis and silicosis.
- Patients with silicosis are at increased risk of contracting tuberculosis.
- The breathing of coal and rock dust causes black lung, the common name given to the lung diseases pneumoconiosis and silicosis.
- Death rates from silicosis, miners' phthisis, and tubercular diseases were very high on the Rand.
- The breathing of coal and rock dust causes black lung, the common name given to the lung diseases pneumoconiosis and silicosis.
- In addition, silicosis, unlike other forms of pneumoconiosis, may predispose certain individuals to development of pulmonary tuberculosis. Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Health and Mitigation Strategies
- These are free crystalline silica known to cause silicosis, a disabling and potential fatal lung disease typically found in miners and quarry workers exposed to high concentrations of siliceous dust over long periods of time. Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Health and Mitigation Strategies