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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust..
Well, minin’ is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky, and if you ain’t minin’ there, well, my friends, you’re awful lucky, ‘Cause if you don’t get silicosis, or pay that’s just atrocious, you’ll be screamin’ for a union that will care
Use silicosis when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Silicosis means (pathology) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust..
Common synonyms include miner's disease.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Well, minin’ is a hazard in Hazard, Kentucky, and if you ain’t minin’ there, well, my friends, you’re awful lucky, ‘Cause if you don’t get silicosis, or pay that’s just atrocious, you’ll be screamin’ for a union that will care
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