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Pneumonitis vs Pneumoconiosis - What's the difference?

pneumonitis | pneumoconiosis |

As nouns the difference between pneumonitis and pneumoconiosis

is that pneumonitis is inflammation of the tissue of the lungs while pneumoconiosis is a disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.

pneumonitis

English

Noun

(wikipedia pneumonitis) (pneumonitides)
  • (pathology) inflammation of the tissue of the lungs

    • pneumoconiosis

    English

    (wikipedia pneumoconiosis)

    Noun

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

    • Hyponyms

    * black lung * silicosis