Definition of silicosis in English:

silicosis

noun ˌsɪlɪˈkəʊsɪsˌsɪləˈkoʊsəs

mass nounMedicine

Lung fibrosis caused by the inhalation of dust containing silica.
〔医〕硅肺，石末沉着病
Example sentencesExamples
- In the concentration camp he had contracted silicosis, a lung disease similar to a combination of tuberculosis and emphysema from breathing in the fine dust that filtered through the cracks in the walls and floors.
- The breathing of coal and rock dust causes black lung, the common name given to the lung diseases pneumoconiosis and silicosis.
- He had worked in a brickyard for years and got silicosis from the dust in his lungs.
- Patients with silicosis are at increased risk of contracting tuberculosis.
- For those that don't know, silicosis is an occupational lung disease that can be fatal.

Derivatives

silicotic

adjectiveˌsɪlɪˈkɒtɪk

Medicine

The inhaled dust deposited in the bronchioles and alveoli reacts within the lung tissue to form silicotic nodules.
Example sentencesExamples
- he functional alterations of the lung are caused not only by the silicotic lesions but also by accompanying diseases as chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
- The cause of atelectasis is thought to be due to enlargement of silicotic lymph nodes based on image study.
- In a period of 18 months, we have encountered 4 cases of right middle lobe atelectasis associated with endobronchial silicotic lesions of right middle lobe bronchi.
- Neither HIV-positive nor silicotic miners had any special clinical monitoring or follow-up at this site until an HIV care clinic was started in 2000.

Definition of silicosis in US English:

silicosis

nounˌsiləˈkōsəsˌsɪləˈkoʊsəs

Medicine

Lung fibrosis caused by the inhalation of dust containing silica.
〔医〕硅肺，石末沉着病
Example sentencesExamples
- He had worked in a brickyard for years and got silicosis from the dust in his lungs.
- The breathing of coal and rock dust causes black lung, the common name given to the lung diseases pneumoconiosis and silicosis.
- In the concentration camp he had contracted silicosis, a lung disease similar to a combination of tuberculosis and emphysema from breathing in the fine dust that filtered through the cracks in the walls and floors.
- For those that don't know, silicosis is an occupational lung disease that can be fatal.
- Patients with silicosis are at increased risk of contracting tuberculosis.

单词	silicosis
释义	Definition of silicosis in English: silicosis noun ˌsɪlɪˈkəʊsɪsˌsɪləˈkoʊsəs mass nounMedicine Lung fibrosis caused by the inhalation of dust containing silica. 〔医〕硅肺，石末沉着病 Example sentencesExamples In the concentration camp he had contracted silicosis, a lung disease similar to a combination of tuberculosis and emphysema from breathing in the fine dust that filtered through the cracks in the walls and floors. The breathing of coal and rock dust causes black lung, the common name given to the lung diseases pneumoconiosis and silicosis. He had worked in a brickyard for years and got silicosis from the dust in his lungs. Patients with silicosis are at increased risk of contracting tuberculosis. For those that don't know, silicosis is an occupational lung disease that can be fatal. Derivatives silicotic adjectiveˌsɪlɪˈkɒtɪk Medicine The inhaled dust deposited in the bronchioles and alveoli reacts within the lung tissue to form silicotic nodules. Example sentencesExamples he functional alterations of the lung are caused not only by the silicotic lesions but also by accompanying diseases as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The cause of atelectasis is thought to be due to enlargement of silicotic lymph nodes based on image study. In a period of 18 months, we have encountered 4 cases of right middle lobe atelectasis associated with endobronchial silicotic lesions of right middle lobe bronchi. Neither HIV-positive nor silicotic miners had any special clinical monitoring or follow-up at this site until an HIV care clinic was started in 2000. Definition of silicosis in US English: silicosis nounˌsiləˈkōsəsˌsɪləˈkoʊsəs Medicine Lung fibrosis caused by the inhalation of dust containing silica. 〔医〕硅肺，石末沉着病 Example sentencesExamples He had worked in a brickyard for years and got silicosis from the dust in his lungs. The breathing of coal and rock dust causes black lung, the common name given to the lung diseases pneumoconiosis and silicosis. In the concentration camp he had contracted silicosis, a lung disease similar to a combination of tuberculosis and emphysema from breathing in the fine dust that filtered through the cracks in the walls and floors. For those that don't know, silicosis is an occupational lung disease that can be fatal. Patients with silicosis are at increased risk of contracting tuberculosis.
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