The process of cumulative change over successive generations through which organisms acquire their distinguishing morphological and physiological characteristics.
Evolution, Biological
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Silicosis
A form of pneumoconiosis resulting from inhalation of dust containing crystalline form of SILICON DIOXIDE, usually in the form of quartz. Amorphous silica is relatively nontoxic.
January 1959,
Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Tuberkulose und Pneumonologie. Revue suisse de la tuberculose et de pneumonologie. Rivista svizzera della tubercolosi e della pneumonologia,