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
coal miner's lung — coal workers pneumoconiosis … Medical dictionary
lung — One of a pair of viscera occupying the pulmonary cavities of the thorax, the organs of respiration in which aeration of the blood takes place. In humans, the right l. is slightly larger than the left and is divided into three lobes (an upper, a… … Medical dictionary
miner's phthisis — Anthracosis An thra*co sis, n. [NL. See {Anthrax}.] (Med.) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; called also {collier s lung} and {miner s phthisis}. See also the related conditions… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
miner's asthma — noun or miner s consumption : pneumoconiosis * * * miner s asthma, 1. a lung disease caused by inhalation of coal dust; anthracosis. 2. = pneumoconiosis. (Cf. ↑pneumoconiosis) … Useful english 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
Disease, black lung — Lung disease that is the direct result of coal mining. The silica mineral and carbon in the dust raised by coal mining can cause this serious chronic lung disease. Emphysema occurs first, followed by scarring and nodule formation in the lung… … Medical dictionary
Dorothy Miner — Dorothy Marie Miner (August 14, 1936 October 21, 2008) was an attorney who helped develop legal protections for historic landmarks in New York City and across the United States.[1] Miner was born on August 14, 1936, in the Manhattan section of… … Wikipedia
collier's lung — Anthracosis An thra*co sis, n. [NL. See {Anthrax}.] (Med.) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; called also {collier s lung} and {miner s phthisis}. See also the related conditions… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
