Medical Dictionary

berylliosis

noun be·ryl·li·o·sis \bə-ˌril-ē-ˈō-səs\
plural be·ryl·li·o·ses \-ˌsēz\ or be·ryl·lo·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of BERYLLIOSIS

:  poisoning resulting from exposure to fumes and dusts of beryllium compounds or alloys and occurring chiefly as an acute pneumonitis or as a granulomatosis involving especially the lungs

Variants of BERYLLIOSIS

be·ryl·li·o·sis also ber·yl·lo·sis \ˌber-ə-ˈlō-\

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