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Chalicosis (Greek, χάÎ"ιξ, gravel), sometimes called Flint disease, is a form of pneumoconiosis affecting the lungs or bronchioles. It is found chiefly among stonecutters. [edit] Causes ...
Chalicosis Fibroid phthisis caused by the inhalation of flinty particles. [Kober1916]. Pneumoconiosis in stonecutters due to the inhalation of stone dust. Called also flint disease. [Dorland].
with occupations which necessitate the habitual inhalation of particles of dust, such as those of colliers, flax-dressers, stonemasons, millers, &c., to which the term pneumonokoniosis is now applied (including anthracosis, siderosis, chalicosis ...
See also: Siderosis, Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Fever, Emphysema
 
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