Anthracosis

n.

1.

(Med.) A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the inhalation of coal dust; - called also collier's lung and miner's phthisis. See also the related conditions pneumomelanosis and pneumoconiosis (black lung).

Noun

1.

anthracosis - lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust Synonyms: black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung

black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung, pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis