pneumonoconiosis

A form of pneumoconiosis — A disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of particulate matter.

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OriginGerman Pneumonokoniosis ← Ancient Greek κόνις ← French pneumonokoniose →
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Meanings

nounpneumonoconiosis (countable and uncountable, plural pneumonoconioses)

plural pneumonoconioses

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of pneumoconiosis.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounchronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles

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Broader
respiratory diseaserespiratory illnessrespiratory disorder
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Origin

  1. Frenchpneumonokoniose
  2. German-osis“disease”
  3. Ancient Greekκόνις“dust”
  4. GermanPneumonokoniosis
  5. Englishpneumonoconiosis

From German Pneumonokoniosis (1867), from Pneumono- (“lung”) + Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis, “dust”) + German -osis (“disease”). In the earliest attestation (1878), after French pneumonokoniose (1878 or earlier). By surface analysis, pneumono- (“lung”) + coniosis (“disease caused by the inhalation of dust”).

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pneumonoconiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumonoconiosis

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“pneumonoconiosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumonoconiosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pneumonoconiosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pneumonoconiosis.

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