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A form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of dust containing crystalline form of SILICON DIOXIDE, usually in the form of quartz. Amorphous silica is relatively nontoxic.
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- Silicoses
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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ANTHRACOSILICOSIS & SILICOTUBERCULOSIS are also available; do not coordinate with OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Silicosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012829. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012829
- Silicosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis
- Silicosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q653318