English Explanatory Dictionary

pneumoconiosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-pneumoconiosis.wav

Word forms

pneumoconiosis pneumoconioses

Etymology

Alteration of pneumonoconiosis, after pneumo- (“lung”). Compare French pneumoconiose. By surface analysis, pneumo- + coniosis (“disease caused by the inhalation of dust”).

Derived words

coalworker's pneumoconiosis rheumatoid pneumoconiosis
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