silicosis

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin silica +‎ -osis. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊsɪs === Noun === silicosis (countable and uncountable, plural silicoses) (pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. [from late 19th c.] Synonym: miner's disease (sometimes synonymous) Hypernyms: pneumoconiosis < disease < condition Hyponyms: pneumosilicosis, potter's rot ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siliˈkosis/ [si.liˈko.sis] Rhymes: -osis Syllabification: si‧li‧co‧sis === Noun === silicosis f silicosis === Further reading === “silicosis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025