COAL MINER'S LUNG

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

Synonyms:

anthracosis; black lung; black lung disease; coal miner's lung

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("coal miner's lung" is a kind of...):

pneumoconiosis; pneumonoconiosis (chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles)

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