[meteorite-list]Silicosis's technical name... was Sheath

[E. L. Jones]

Like "flu" stands for influenza, "silicosis" gives rise to the longest 
named disease in the English Language: 

Pneumono-ultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis:  Noninfectious form of 
silicosis, aka miner's lung disease.

You heard it here.....

I knew some day I would be able to use this bit of trivia--it only took 
me 40 years for the opportunity to arise. But I'd tradeoff that memory 
today for being able to  just find my car keys on a regular basis.

Elton

Sterling K. Webb wrote:

>Hi, Mark, Everybody
>
>    It's true that the silica dust in white powder sand can cause silicosis if
>you inhale enough of it.
>