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Human Disease

silicosis

Term ID
DOID:10325
Synonyms
  • Pneumoconiosis due to silicates
  • Silica pneumoconiosis
  • Silicotic fibrosis of lung
  • silicotuberculosis
Definition
A pneumoconiosis that is an inflammation and scarring of the upper lobes of the lungs causing nodular lesions resulting from inhalation of silica, quartz or slate particles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis
References
  • GARD:7647
  • ICD10CM:J62.8
  • ICD9CM:502
  • MESH:D012829
  • NCI:C3369
  • SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:155590008
  • UMLS_CUI:C0037116
Ontology
Human Disease   ( DOID:10325 )
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