black-lung disease
1black lung disease — black lung lack lung black lung disease lack lung disease, n. (Med.) the popular name for a form of the chronic lung disease {pneumoconiosis} which is observed among coal miners, and is caused by the inhalation of coal dust. It is thus named… …
2black lung (disease) — or black lung n. a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of coal dust; anthracosis * * * …
3black lung (disease) — or black lung n. a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of coal dust; anthracosis …
4black lung (disease) — or black lung n. a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of coal dust; anthracosis …
5Black lung disease — Lung disease resulting from coal mining. The silica mineral and carbon in the dust raised by coal mining can cause a serious chronic lung disease. Emphysema occurs first, followed by scarring and nodule formation in the lung tissues. Symptoms and …
6black 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 …
7black lung — lack lung black lung disease lack lung disease, n. (Med.) the popular name for a form of the chronic lung disease {pneumoconiosis} which is observed among coal miners, and is caused by the inhalation of coal dust. It is thus named because of… …
8Black lung — can mean several things: * Black lung disease, caused by long exposure to coal dust * Black Lung, an electronic and industrial music project by Australian musician David Thrussell * The Black Lungs, a side project of Alexisonfire guitarist, Wade… …
9black lung — n pneumoconiosis caused by habitual inhalation of coal dust called also black lung disease compare SILICOSIS * * * coal workers pneumoconiosis …
10black 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 …
