carbonosis
|car-bon-o-sis|
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/ˌkɑɹbəˈnoʊsɪs/
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/ˌkɑːbəˈnəʊsɪs/
carbon deposition disease
Etymology
'carbonosis' originates from modern medical New Latin/English formation, combining the word 'carbon' (from Latin 'carbo' meaning 'coal' or 'charcoal') with the Greek-derived suffix '-osis' meaning 'disease' or 'condition'.
'carbon' comes from Latin 'carbo' ('coal, charcoal'), and the medical formation '-osis' (from Greek '-ωσις') was attached in New Latin/modern medical English to yield 'carbonosis' as a term for a carbon-related pathological condition; the formation dates to 19th–20th century medical usage as industrial diseases were classified.
Initially formed to denote any condition involving carbon, it came to be used specifically for the pathological deposition of carbon in tissues (especially the lungs), effectively aligning with the meaning of 'anthracosis'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a medical condition characterized by the deposition of carbon (soot or coal dust) in body tissues, especially the lungs; essentially synonymous with anthracosis.
After decades working in the mines, several workers were diagnosed with carbonosis.
Synonyms
Last updated: 2025/10/10 01:04