sil·i·co·sis
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Definition of silicosis
: pneumoconiosis characterized by massive fibrosis of the lungs resulting in shortness of breath and caused by prolonged inhalation of silica dusts
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silicotic
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This new policy will impede efforts to protect workers not only from Covid-19, but also from other occupational diseases, including tuberculosis, silicosis, and lead poisoning.
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David Michaels, STAT, 24 Nov. 2020
By 2009, silicosis was becoming difficult to ignore.
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Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2019
Joel Yabrosky, 58, devoted husband of Vicki [Tenan] Yabrosky, of 23 years, passed away on November 7, 2019, at Cone Health Center, following a long battle with breathing issues related to silicosis.
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courant.com, 17 Nov. 2019
Diseases such as silicosis were common among the workers, and some died handling the stone blocks or the dynamite used to blast open the mountain.
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Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2019
The wife of one worker suspected silicosis, perhaps worsened by heavy smoking habits.
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The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
Sand mining can also pose a human health risk in the form of silicosis, a lung disease caused by inhaling tiny, airborne silica particles.
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Geoffrey Giller, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2019
Injuries are common, and the constant breathing in of fine particles can lead to respiratory conditions like asthma, silicosis, and tuberculosis.
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Jocelyn C. Zuckerman, Marie Claire, 16 Oct. 2018
Jagged ash particles irritate the lungs and over the long term can lead to a disease known as silicosis.
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 11 May 2018
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silicosis
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sil·i·co·sis
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Medical Definition of silicosis
: pneumoconiosis characterized by massive fibrosis of the lungs resulting in shortness of breath and caused by prolonged inhalation of silica dusts — compare black lung, pneumoconiosis
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The first known use of silicosis was in 1881
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