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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Silicosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Silicosis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Silicose
Synonyms
English
:
Silicoses
Tree Number:
C08.381.483.581.760
C08.381.520.702.760
C24.800.834
SP4.012.143.139.110
SP4.046.452.698.904.170.611
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
ANTHRACOSILICOSIS
&
SILICOTUBERCULOSIS
are also available; do not coordinate with
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
13209
Unique Identifier:
D012829
Occurrence in VHL
:
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