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Variable star
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Virgo
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Black hole
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Erythropoiesis
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Layering
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Bit
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Pinot noir
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Uniport
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Firmware
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Orotic acid
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Drosophila
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Edge
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ROT-13
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Hallux
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Vertical wind shear
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A5
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Bone marrow
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Photochemical pollution
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Volt
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Tautomer
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Recrystallisation
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Weightlessness
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Phoenix Mars Lander
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Vagina
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Primate
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Electrical impedance
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Fertilisation
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Hyaloclastites
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Molecular hybridisation
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Taxonomy
Pneumoconiosis
A pneumoconiosis is a lung disease caused by various mineral dusts being inhaled and being taken up in the lungs.
Silica dust (SiO2) can for example cause silicosis, whereas asbestos fibres can produce asbestosis. Both of these diseases are classified as pneumoconioses.
Asbestos used for building insulation produces fibres which can cause a pneumoconiosis. © _boris CC by-nc-sa 2.0
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