Silicosis
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. countable, uncountable
"Well, minin’ is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky, and if you ain’t minin’ there, well, my friends, you’re awful lucky, ‘Cause if you don’t get silicosis, or pay that’s just atrocious, you’ll be screamin’ for a union that will care"
- 2 a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate wordnet
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More examples"Well, minin’ is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky, and if you ain’t minin’ there, well, my friends, you’re awful lucky, ‘Cause if you don’t get silicosis, or pay that’s just atrocious, you’ll be screamin’ for a union that will care"
Etymology
From Late Latin silica + -osis.