Anthracosis
the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis.
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noun
a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust Informal name coal miner’s lung
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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