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    PNEUMONOCONIOSIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particlesplay

    Synonyms:

    pneumoconiosis; pneumonoconiosis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("pneumonoconiosis" is a kind of...):

    respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)

    Meronyms (parts of "pneumonoconiosis"):

    fibrosis (development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pneumonoconiosis"):

    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; occurs among welders and other metal workers)

    silicosis (a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate)

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