aluminosis

noun

alu·​mi·​no·​sis

əˌlüməˈnōsə̇s

plural aluminoses

-ōˌsēz

: a lung disease caused by the inhalation of dusts of certain aluminum compounds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from alumin + -osis

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined above

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