Definition of silicosis
i. Lung disease caused chiefly by inhaling rock dust from air drills.
Ref: Nichols, 1
ii. A condition of massive fibrosis of the lungs marked by shortness of breath and resulting from prolonged inhalation of silica dusts by those--such as stonecutters, asbestos workers, miners--regularly exposed to such dusts.
See Also: pneumoconiosis, simple silicosis, mining disease
Ref: Webster 3rd
Ref: Nichols, 1
ii. A condition of massive fibrosis of the lungs marked by shortness of breath and resulting from prolonged inhalation of silica dusts by those--such as stonecutters, asbestos workers, miners--regularly exposed to such dusts.
See Also: pneumoconiosis, simple silicosis, mining disease
Ref: Webster 3rd