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What is the difference between silicosis and pneumoconiosis?

silicosis | pneumoconiosis | Hypernyms |

Pneumoconiosis is a hypernym of silicosis.

Silicosis is a hyponym of pneumoconiosis.


As nouns the difference between silicosis and pneumoconiosis

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

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

    pneumoconiosis

    English

    (wikipedia pneumoconiosis)

    Noun

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

    • Hyponyms

    * black lung * silicosis