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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesneumoconiosis
Pronunciation / Transliteration: neumoconiosis
"La neumoconiosis afecta gravemente la capacidad respiratoria de los trabajadores."
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A disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of mineral or metallic dust.
"Coal miners are at a high risk of developing pneumoconiosis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 19th century from Greek pneumon- (lung) + konis (dust) + -osis (condition or disease).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "pneumoconiosis" is said worldwide
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pneumoconiose
Transliteration: pnevmokoniose
"La pneumoconiose est une maladie professionnelle reconnue chez les mineurs."
Pneumokoniose
Transliteration: Pneumokoniose
"Staublungenerkrankung oder Pneumokoniose betrifft oft Bergleute."
pneumoconiosi
Transliteration: pneumoconiosi
"La pneumoconiosi è causata dall'inalazione prolungata di polveri."
neumoconiosis
Transliteration: neumoconiosis
"La neumoconiosis afecta gravemente la capacidad respiratoria de los trabajadores."
pneumoconiose
Transliteration: pneumoconiose
"A pneumoconiose é uma doença pulmonar ocupacional."
न्यूमोकोनियोसिस
Transliteration: nyumokoniyosis
"न्यूमोकोनियोसिस मुख्य रूप से खदानों में काम करने वालों को प्रभावित करता है।"
尘肺病
Transliteration: chénfèibìng
"长期吸入粉尘容易导致尘肺病。"
진폐증
Transliteration: jinpyejeung
"탄광 근로자들은 진폐증의 위험에 노출되어 있습니다."
じん肺
Transliteration: jinpai
"粉塵を吸入し続けることでじん肺を発症することがあります。"
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