silicotic lungs

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• silicotic — sil·i·cot·ic .sil ə kät ik adj relating to, caused by, or affected with silicosis <silicotic patients> <silicotic lungs> silicotic n an individual affected with silicosis …   Medical dictionary

• silicosis — silicotic /sil i kot ik/, adj. /sil i koh sis/, n. Pathol. a disease of the lungs caused by the inhaling of siliceous particles, as by stonecutters. [1890 95; SILIC(A) + OSIS] * * * Common pneumoconiosis caused by long term inhalation of silica… …   Universalium

• poison — poisoner, n. poisonless, adj. poisonlessness, n. /poy zeuhn/, n. 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well being: the poison of slander. 3.… …   Universalium

• Silicosis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 J62 ICD 9 502 …   Wikipedia

• Coalworker's pneumoconiosis — Classification and external resources Coal ICD 10 J60 …   Wikipedia

• Silicosis — A form of lung disease resulting from occupational exposure to silica dust over a period of years. Silicosis causes slowly progressive fibrosis of the lungs, impairment of lung function and a tendency to tuberculosis of the lungs. Crystalline… …   Medical dictionary

• silicosis — noun Etymology: New Latin, from silica + osis Date: 1881 pneumoconiosis characterized by massive fibrosis of the lungs resulting in shortness of breath and caused by prolonged inhalation of silica dusts • silicotic adjective or noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Granuloma — A granuloma is one of a number of forms of localized nodular inflammation found in tissues. The fact that a granuloma is localized is important. So is its nodularity. Granulomas have a typical pattern when examined under a microscope. Granulomas… …   Medical dictionary