| NOUN | state | pneumonoconiosis, pneumoconiosis | chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles |
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| Meaning | chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles. | |
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| Synonym | pneumoconiosis | |
| Parts | fibrosis | Development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ |
| Narrower | anthracosis, black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung | lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust |
| asbestosis | lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles | |
| siderosis | fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust | |
| silicosis | A lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate | |
| Broader | respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder | A disease affecting the respiratory system |
| Spanish | neumoconiosis, pneumoconiosis | |
| Catalan | pneumoconiosi | |
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