pneumoconiosis

pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis

noun \ˌn(y)ü-mō-ˌkō-nē-ˈō-səs\

plural pneu·mo·co·ni·o·ses \-ˌsēz\

Definition of PNEUMOCONIOSIS

: a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles)—called also miner's asthma, miner's consumption, pneumonoconiosis; see black lung, silicosis