Disease or Syndrome
silicosis
sil·i·co·sis [ sil-i-koh-sis ]
Subclass of:
Pneumoconiosis
Etymology:
Latin silex (silic-) = flint + -osis = condition
Used of the reaction of the lung to inhaled silica.
Used of the reaction of the lung to inhaled silica.
Definitions related to silicosis:
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A form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of dust containing crystalline form of SILICON DIOXIDE, usually in the form of quartz. Amorphous silica is relatively nontoxic.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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An occupational lung disorder caused by the inhalation of silica dust. It results in the inflammation and scarring of the upper lobes of the lungs. It may be an acute or chronic disorder. In the acute form, patients develop shortness of breath, fever, and cyanosis. In the chronic form patients, develop progressive shortness of breath.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Silicosis is caused by inhalation of unbound (free) crystalline silica dust and is characterized by nodular pulmonary fibrosis. Chronic silicosis initially causes no symptoms or only mild dyspnea but over years can advance to involve most of the lung and cause dyspnea, hypoxemia, pulmonary hypertension, and respiratory impairment....Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Pneumoconiosis is the general term for lung disease caused by inhalation of mineral dust. Silicosis is a fibronodular lung disease caused by inhalation of dust containing crystalline silica (alpha-quartz or silicon dioxide), which is distributed widely, or its polymorphs (tridymite or cristobalite), which are distributed less widely.WebMD, 2019
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Silicosis is a respiratory disease caused by breathing in (inhaling) silica dust. There are three types of silicosis: Simple chronic silicosis, the most common type of silicosis, results from long-term exposure (usually more than 20 years) to low amounts of silica dust. Simple chronic silicosis may cause people to have difficulty...National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
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