graphite pneumoconiosis

graphite pneumoconiosis
silicosis due to inhalation of graphite dust, which often contains up to 10 per cent silica. Called also graphitosis and graphite fibrosis.

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  • graphitosis — graph·i·to·sis (graf″ĭ toґsis) graphite pneumoconiosis …   Medical dictionary

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  • графитоз — rus графитовый пневмокониоз (м), графитоз (м) eng graphite pneumoconiosis fra graphitose (f) deu Graphitstaublunge (f) spa grafitosis (f), neumoconiosis (f) por grafito …   Безопасность и гигиена труда. Перевод на английский, французский, немецкий, испанский языки

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