pneu|mo|co|ni|o|sis

pneu|mo|co|ni|o|sis
pneu|mo|co|ni|o|sis «NOO muh KOH nee OH sihs, NYOO-», noun.
chronic inflammation of the lungs, produced by the inhalation of mineral dust; black lung. Also, pneumonoconiosis.
[< New Latin pneumoconiosis < Greek pneúmōn lung + kónis dust + New Latin -osis -osis]

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