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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

규폐증

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gyupaejeung

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Silicosis/ˌsɪl.ɪˈkoʊ.sɪs/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"규폐증은 주로 석영 먼지를 흡입하여 발생하는 직업병입니다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    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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