fuller's earth pneumoconiosis

fuller's earth pneumoconiosis
a rare type of silicatosis caused by inhalation of the dust of fuller's earth, seen in workers with long-term heavy exposure.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • fuller's earth — an impure aluminum silicate, consisting mainly of attapulgite, having decolorizing and purifying properties. See also fuller s earth pneumoconiosis, under pneumoconiosis …   Medical dictionary

  • silicatosis — SYN: silicosis. * * * sil·i·ca·to·sis (sil″ĭ kə toґsis) pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of the dust of silicates, particularly aluminum silicate and magnesium silicate (e.g., asbestos, fuller s earth, kaolin, mica, or… …   Medical dictionary

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