anthracosis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
anthracosis
    n 1: lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust [syn:
         {anthracosis}, {black lung}, {black lung disease}, {coal
         miner's lung}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Anthracosis \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}. See also the related conditions
   {pneumomelanosis} and {pneumoconiosis} ({black lung}).
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
    

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