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ANTHRACOSIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does anthracosis mean?
• ANTHRACOSIS (noun)
The noun ANTHRACOSIS has 1 sense:
1. lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
Familiarity information: ANTHRACOSIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
anthracosis; black lung; black lung disease; coal miner's lung
Hypernyms ("anthracosis" is a kind of...):
pneumoconiosis; pneumonoconiosis (chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles)
Context examples
A mixed condition of anthracosis and silicosis.
(Anthracosilicosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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