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ANTHRACOSIS

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an⋅thra⋅co⋅sis

  [an-thruh-koh-sis]
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–noun Pathology.
1. the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis.
2. black lung.
Origin:
1830–40; < NL; see anthrac-, -osis

Related forms:
an⋅thra⋅cot⋅ic  [an-thruh-kot-ik] , adjective
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an·thra·co·sis   (ān'thrə-kō'sĭs)   
n.  See black lung.

[New Latin : Greek anthrax, anthrak-, charcoal + -osis.]
black lung  
n.  Pneumoconiosis caused by the long-term inhalation of coal dust. Also called anthracosis.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: an·thra·co·sis
Pronunciation: "an(t)-thr&-'kO-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural an·thra·co·ses /-"sEz/
: a benign deposition of coal dust within the lungs from inhalation of sooty air —an·thra·cot·ic /-'kät-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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anthracosis an·thra·co·sis (ān'thrə-kō'sĭs)
n.
Accumulation of carbon in the lungs from inhaled smoke or coal dust. Also called miner's lung.

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anthracosis

respiratory disorder, a type of pneumoconiosis caused by repeated inhalation of coal dust over a period of years. The disease gets its name from a distinctive blue-black marbling of the lung caused by accumulation of the dust. Georgius Agricola, a German mineralogist, first described lung disease in coal miners in the 16th century, and it is now widely recognized. It may be the best known occupational illness in the United States.

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