anthracosis

English

Etymology

From anthrac- +‎ -osis.

Noun

anthracosis (uncountable)

1. (pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.

Hypernyms

• pneumoconiosis
  • coalworker's pneumoconiosis
  • CWP
  • black lung
  • miner's cough

Coordinate terms

• anthracosilicosis

Derived terms

• anthracotic

Related terms

• anthracosilicotic
• anthrax

Translations

pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal

• Catalan: antracosi f
• Finnish: antrakoosi, nokikeuhko
• Galician: antracose (gl) f
• Italian: antracosi (it) f
• Portuguese: antracose f
• Spanish: antracosis (es) f