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pneumonoconiosis

[ noo-muh-noh-koh-nee-oh-sis, nyoo- ]
/ ˌnu mə noʊˌkoʊ niˈoʊ sɪs, ˌnyu- /
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noun Pathology.
pneumoconiosis.
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Origin of pneumonoconiosis

1865–70; pneumono- + Greek kóni(s) dust + -osis

Words nearby pneumonoconiosis

pneumonitis, pneumono-, pneumonocele, pneumonocentesis, pneumonococcal, pneumonoconiosis, pneumonocyte, pneumonopexy, pneumonorrhaphy, pneumonotomy, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
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