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Anthracosis

Anthracosis Meaning & Definition
Anthracosis Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Anthracosis?

[n] lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

Synonyms | Synonyms for Anthracosis: black lung | black lung disease | coal miner's lung

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See Also | pneumoconiosis | pneumonoconiosis

Anthracosis In Webster's Dictionary

\An`thra*co"sis\, n. [NL. See {Anthrax}.] (Med.) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; -- called also {collier's lung} and {miner's phthisis}.

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