Black Lung Definition
noun
Pneumoconiosis caused by the long-term inhalation of coal dust.
American Heritage Medicine
(pathology) The chronic disease of the lungs, pneumoconiosis, caused by the long-term inhalation of coal dust.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- coal miner's lung
- black lung (disease)
- anthracosis
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