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Pneumoconiosis vs Bagassosis - What's the difference?

pneumoconiosis | bagassosis |

As nouns the difference between pneumoconiosis and bagassosis

is that pneumoconiosis is (disease) a disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter while bagassosis is (medicine) a pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of dust from sugarcane processing.

pneumoconiosis

English

(wikipedia pneumoconiosis)

Noun

(pneumoconioses)
  • (disease) A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.

    • Hyponyms

    * black lung * silicosis

    bagassosis

    English

    Noun

    (bagassoses)
  • (medicine) A pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of dust from sugarcane processing

    • Related terms

    * bagasse