A lung disease caused by inhaling dust containing lime or calcium compounds, similar to silicosis but from limestone dust.
From Latin 'calcis' (lime) + Greek '-osis' (condition or disease). The term was developed in occupational medicine to describe respiratory problems in workers exposed to lime dust.
Stoneworkers and cement workers can develop calcicosis from breathing limestone dust for years—their lungs literally calcify from the minerals they inhale, like turning into living concrete!
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