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schistosis or pneumonoconiosis

Term: schistosis or pneumonoconiosis

Literally meaning: ?a state of being split ?

Origin: Anc Greek

?????/schiso(=slash, divide)

+ (-????)/(-osis )(=suffix denoting ?process? or ?state?)

Coined/History

The name reffered to the lung disease caused by foliated metamorphic rock as schist and slate.

Definition

Schistosis is the fibrosis of the lungs of slate workers caused by inhaling dust.

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