anthracosis

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Noun anthracosis has 1 sense

anthracosis, black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung - lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
--₁ is a kind of pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis

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Anthracosis

Anthracosis is a medical condition characterized by the accumulation of carbon or coal dust in the lungs due to prolonged exposure.

Definitions

Noun: A lung disease caused by inhaling and retaining coal or carbon particles.

Examples

He has been working in the coal mines for over twenty years, and now he suffers from anthracosis.
Due to his long-term exposure to coal dust, the coal miner developed anthracosis.

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