Usually means: Lung disease from inhaling coal dust.
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  1. anthracosis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  2. anthracosis: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. anthracosis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  1. anthracosis: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (anthracosis)

▸ noun:  (pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.

Similar:
black lung, black lung disease, anthracosilicosis, pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis, anthracofibrosis, coniosis, kaolinosis, asbestosis, pneumonopathy, more...

Opposite:
albinism, leukoderma, hypopigmentation

Types:
anthracosilicosis, anthracofibrosis, more...

Adjectives:
pulmonary, extensive, severe, marked, true, pneumoconiosis, experimental, typical

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Similar:
black lung, black lung disease, anthracosilicosis, pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis, anthracofibrosis, coniosis, kaolinosis, asbestosis, pneumonopathy, more...

Opposite:
albinism, leukoderma, hypopigmentation

Types:
anthracosilicosis, anthracofibrosis, more...

Adjectives:
pulmonary, extensive, severe, marked, true, pneumoconiosis, experimental, typical



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