English Explanatory Dictionary

coniosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any disease caused by the inhalation of dust.

Word forms

coniosis conioses

Etymology

Ancient Greek κονία (konía, “dust”) + -osis.

Related words

pneumoconiosis pneumonoconiosis pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

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