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. Informal name: coal miner's lung. a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust

Other Word Forms

• anthracotic 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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