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Pneumonoconiosis vs Silicosis - What's the difference?

pneumonoconiosis | silicosis |

As nouns the difference between pneumonoconiosis and silicosis

is that pneumonoconiosis is while silicosis is (disease) a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.

pneumonoconiosis

English

Noun

(pneumonoconioses)

    • 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