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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSilicosis
/ˌsɪl.ɪˈkoʊ.sɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A lung disease caused by breathing in dust containing silica, typical among miners and stonecutters.
"Long-term exposure to quartz dust at the quarry led to several workers developing silicosis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the New Latin 'silex' (flint, silica) combined with the Greek suffix '-osis', denoting a diseased or abnormal condition. The term entered medical and scientific nomenclature in the late 19th century to describe the occupational lung disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica dust.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Silicosis" is said worldwide
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silicose
Transliteration: silicose
"La silicose est une maladie professionnelle reconnue chez les mineurs."
Silikose
Transliteration: Silikose
"Die Silikose wird durch das Einatmen von Quarzstaub verursacht."
silicosi
Transliteration: silicosi
"La silicosi colpisce spesso i lavoratori dell'industria mineraria."
silicosis
Transliteration: silicosis
"La silicosis es una enfermedad pulmonar fibrótica e irreversible."
silicose
Transliteration: silicose
"O uso de equipamentos de proteção evita o desenvolvimento da silicose."
सिलिकोसिस
Transliteration: silikosis
"खान में काम करने वाले मजदूरों को सिलिकोसिस का खतरा होता है।"
硅肺病
Transliteration: guī fèi bìng
"长期吸入粉尘可能导致矿工患上硅肺病。"
규폐증
Transliteration: gyupaejeung
"규폐증은 주로 석영 먼지를 흡입하여 발생하는 직업병입니다."
珪肺
Transliteration: kei-hai
"トンネル工事の作業員の間で珪肺の予防対策が強化された。"
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