Chalicosis
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Chalicosis (Greek, χάλιξ, gravel), sometimes called Flint disease, is a form of pnemoconiosis affecting the lungs or bronchioles.
Found chiefly among stonecutters, the disease is caused by the inhalation of fine particles of stone.
[edit] See also
- Dorland's Medical Dictionary (1938)
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