coal miner's lung
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coal miner's lung — noun lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust • Syn: ↑anthracosis, ↑black lung, ↑black lung disease • Hypernyms: ↑pneumoconiosis, ↑pneumonoconiosis … Useful english dictionary
miner's lung — coal workers pneumoconiosis … Medical dictionary
Coal miner’s pneumoconiosis — Also known as black lung disease, this lung condition is the direct result of coal mining. The silica mineral and carbon in the dust raised by coal mining can cause a serious chronic lung disease. Emphysema occurs first, followed by scarring and… … Medical dictionary
Pneumoconiosis, coal miner’s — Also known as black lung disease, this lung disorder is the direct result of coal mining. The silica mineral and carbon in the dust raised by coal mining can cause a serious chronic lung disease. Emphysema occurs first, followed by scarring and… … Medical dictionary
Coal power in the People's Republic of China — Entrance to a small coal mine in China. A coal shipme … Wikipedia
coal workers' pneumoconiosis — a severe form caused by deposition of large amounts of coal dust in the lungs, usually accompanied by centrilobular emphysema. Different varieties of coal have different risks, and those with certain types of contaminants may cause other types of … Medical dictionary
black lung — noun lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust • Syn: ↑anthracosis, ↑black lung disease, ↑coal miner s lung • Hypernyms: ↑pneumoconiosis, ↑pneumonoconiosis * * * noun : a disease of the lungs caused by habit … Useful english dictionary
black lung disease — noun lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust • Syn: ↑anthracosis, ↑black lung, ↑coal miner s lung • Hypernyms: ↑pneumoconiosis, ↑pneumonoconiosis * * * noun see black lung … Useful english dictionary
Coal mining — Men leaving a UK colliery at the close of a shift Surface coal mining in Wyo … Wikipedia
Coal breaker — A coal breaking plant, depicted on a postcard in 1907. A coal breaker was a coal processing plant which broke coal into various useful sizes. Coal breakers also removed impurities from the coal (typically slate) and deposited them into a culm… … Wikipedia
