Anthracosis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. See black lung.
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  • n. A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis. See also the related conditions pneumomelanosis and pneumoconiosis (black lung).
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Apulmonary affection produced by the inhalation of coal-dust, as by colliers. The particles, taken into the tissues of the lungs, are apt to produce more or less inflammation in the form of bronchitis or diffuse pneumonitis.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
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    pneumonoconiosis    pneumoconiosis   
     
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