pneumoconiosis
pneumoconiosis · pneumoconioses
пневмокониоз
Pneumokoniose, Staublunge
A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matterA disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.
UK/ˌnjuːməʊ.kəʊniˈəʊsɪs/US/ˌnuːmoʊ.koʊniˈoʊsəs/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.
Pneumokoniose, Staublunge
пневмокониозpnevmokonioz
chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
disease of the lungs:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
disease of the lungs:
Origin
Alteration of pneumonoconiosis, after pneumo- (“lung”). Compare French pneumoconiose. By sAlteration of pneumonoconiosis, after pneumo- (“lung”). Compare French pneumoconiose. By surface analysis, pneumo- + coniosis (“disease caused by the inhalation of dust”).
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Forms
plural: pneumoconioses| Singular | pneumoconiosis |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles:pneumonoconiosis
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable