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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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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
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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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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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