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Definition of Anthracosis
1. Noun. Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust.
Exact synonyms: Black Lung, Black Lung Disease, Coal Miner's Lung
Generic synonyms: Pneumoconiosis, Pneumonoconiosis
Generic synonyms: Pneumoconiosis, Pneumonoconiosis
Definition of Anthracosis
1. 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.
Medical Definition of Anthracosis
1. Pneumonoconiosis from accumulation of carbon from inhaled smoke or coal dust in the lungs. See: pneumomelanosis. Synonym: collier's lung, melanedema, miner's lung. Origin: anthraco-+ G. -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000)
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