1) Anthracosis 2) Asbestosis 3) Pneumonoconiosis 4) Siderosis 5) Silicosis
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1) Occupational disease 2) Pneumonoconiosis 3) Respiratory disease 4) Respiratory disorder 5) Respiratory illness
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Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease and a restrictive lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, often in mines. ==Types== Depending upon the type of dust, the disease is given different names: ==Diagnosis== Positive indications on patient assessment: Pneumoconiosis in combination with multiple pulmonary rheumatoid nodules in rheuma...
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any of many lung diseases caused by the inhalation of a variety of organic or inorganic dusts or chemical irritants, usually over a prolonged period ... [2 related articles]
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A chronic disease of the lung arising from breathing coal dust.
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A prescribed disease of the lungs caused by exposure to inhaled dust, commonly found in mineworkers but many other occupational sources are listed. It is a generic description given to a range of diseases which include asbestosis, silicosis and coalworkers pneumoconiosis. Also reportable under RIDDOR.
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<chest medicine> Fibrosis and scarring of the lungs secondary to the repeated inhalation of dust associated with some occupation. ... Examples include silica, asbestos and coal dust exposure. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...
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(noo″mo-ko″ne-o´sis) any of a group of lung diseases resulting from inhalation of particles of industrial substances, particularly inorganic dusts such as the dust of iron ore or coal, and permanent deposition of substantial amounts of such particles in the lungs. The diseases vary in severity; most ar...
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Lung disease caused by inhalation of dust.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: nū′mō-kō′nē-ō′sis, nū′mō-kō′nē-ō′sis, -sēz Definitions: 1. Inflammation commonly leading to fibrosis of the lungs caused by the inhalation of dust incident to various occupations; characterized by pain in the chest, cough with little...
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Pneumoconiosis: The deposition of particulate matter such as asbestos and silicon in the lungs. See also: Black lung disease
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pneumoconiosis is a term describing a group of occupational diseases supposedly caused by the inhalation of noxious dusts while at work.
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A chronic disease of the lung arising from breathing coal dust.
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[
n] - chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles
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Health conditions characterized by permanent deposition of substantial amounts of particulate matter in the lungs and by the tissue reaction to its presence; can range from relatively harmless forms of sclerosis to the destructive fibrotic effect of silicosis.
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a respiratory disease caused by dust inhalation
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pneumonoconiosis noun chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles
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Disease of the lungs caused by an accumulation of dust, especially from coal, asbestos, or silica. Inhaled particles make the lungs gradually fibrous and the victim has difficulty breathing. Over many years the condition causes severe disability
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