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What is the difference between asbestosis and silicosis?

asbestosis | silicosis |

As nouns the difference between asbestosis and silicosis

is that asbestosis is a chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos while silicosis is a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.

asbestosis

English

(wikipedia asbestosis)

Noun

(asbestoses)
  • (pathology) A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos.

    • See also

    * mesothelioma * pneumoconiosis English terms with alpha privatives

    silicosis

    English

    Noun

  • (disease) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.

    • Hyponyms

    * pneumosilicosis * potter's rot

    Hypernyms

    * pneumoconiosis English words suffixed with -osis