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an·thra·co·sis (

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See black lung.

[New Latin : Greek anthrax, anthrak-, charcoal + -osis.]

anthracosis [ˌænθrəˈkəʊsɪs]

(Medicine / Pathology) a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust Informal name coal miner's lung

anthracosis

a disease of coal miners caused by the inhalation of coal dust.

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anthracosis - lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung

pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis - chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles

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anthracosis (redirected from Coalworker's pneumoconiosis)

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