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anthracosilicosis
anthracosilicosis[‚an·thrə·kə‚sil·ə′kō·səs] (medicine) Chronic lung inflammation caused by inhalation of carbon and silicon particles. anthracosilicosis
anthracosilicosis [an″thrah-ko-sil″ĭ-ko´sis] pneumoconiosis in coal workers caused by inhalation of coal dust (anthracosis) and fine particles of silica (silicosis). Called also silicoanthracosis.an·thra·co·sil·i·co·sis (an'thră-kō-sil'i-kō'sis), Pneumonoconiosis from accumulation of carbon and silica in the lungs from inhaled coal dust; the silica content produces fibrous nodules. Synonym(s): coal worker's pneumoconiosis [anthraco- + silicosis] an·thra·co·sil·i·co·sis (an'thră-kō-sil'i-kō'sis) Pneumonoconiosis from accumulation of carbon and silica in the lungs from inhaled coal dust; the silica content produces fibrous nodules. Synonym(s): coal worker's pneumoconiosis. |