adjective
- relating to or affected by silicosis, a lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust
Usage: medical
Examples
- The silicotic patient showed severe scarring in his lungs.
- Silicotic changes were visible on the chest X-ray.
- The doctor diagnosed the miner with silicotic lung disease.
- Silicotic nodules had formed throughout both lungs.
- The silicotic worker required oxygen therapy.
- Years of exposure led to silicotic complications.