Etymology

silicosis

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Today it means: A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. Full definition →

First used late 19th c.
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The story

From Late Latin silica + -osis.

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 19th c. A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust.

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