anthracosis

[ an-thruh-koh-sis ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis.
2. black lung.

anthracosis

/ ˌænθrəˈkəʊsɪs /

noun

1. a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust Informal namecoal miner's lung

Other Words From

• an·thra·cot·ic [an-thr, uh, -, kot, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthracosis¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1830–40; anthrac-, -osis

Example Sentences

Very minute, inorganic foreign bodies may become encysted as in anthracosis.

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