Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
pneumatology
pneumatolysis
pneumatometer
pneumatophore
pneumectomy
pneumo-
pneumobacillus
pneumococcus
pneumoconiosis
pneumocystis
pneumoencephalogram
pneumograph
pneumonectomy
pneumonia
pneumonic
pneumonitis
pneumonoconiosis
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

pneumoconiosis

pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis [ nmō knee ṓssiss ] or pneu·mon·o·co·ni·o·sis [ nmənə knee ṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
lung disease: a disease of the lungs such as silicosis caused by inhaling mineral or metallic dust over a long period

[Late 19th century. <pneumo- + Greek konis "dust"]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft