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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Industry wants to kill the rule Silica dust exposure has been linked to silicosis — a chronic, incurable lung disease — for centuries, and the issue rose to national prominence in the 1930s.
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Safety experts have urged a tightening of silica exposure standards since the 1970s because research shows that particles of the mineral, when inhaled, can cause silicosis, a disabling and sometimes fatal lung disease.
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A second employee could not afford to see a doctor but also had symptoms of silicosis.
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In 2009, Turkey banned sandblasting—the practice of spraying denim with sand to give it a fashionable distressed look—because workers were developing silicosis from breathing in sand.
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Authorities said Hall quickly developed silicosis from the unlicensed procedure.
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Origin and Etymology of silicosis
New Latin, from silica + -osis
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of silicosis
plural silicoses
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: 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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