| Pronunciation: | | `anthru'kowsis
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | |
[n] lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust |
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ANTHRACOSIS is a 11 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung |
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| | See Also: | | pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | This is a lung disease that causes inflammation and fibrosis of the lung; it is caused by inhaling carbon (usually coal) dust. |
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