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ID DOID:10325
Name silicosis
Definition A pneumoconiosis that is an inflammation and scarring of the uper lobes of the lungs causing nodular lesions resulting from inhalation of silica, quartz or slate particles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis
Xrefs

GARD:7647

ICD10CM:J62.8

ICD9CM:502

MESH:D012829

NCI:C3369

SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:155590008

UMLS_CUI:C0037116

Alternateids

DOID:14007

Subsets

DO_rare_slim

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Synonyms

Pneumoconiosis due to silicates [EXACT]

Silica pneumoconiosis [EXACT]

Silicotic fibrosis of lung [EXACT]

silicotuberculosis [EXACT]

Parent Relationships

is_a pneumoconiosis

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