anthracosis
an·thra·co·sis
A0331500 (ăn′thrə-kō′sĭs)anthracosis
(ˌænθrəˈkəʊsɪs)anthracosis
| Noun | 1. | anthracosis - lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust |
| 单词 | anthracosis | |||
| 释义 | anthracosisan·thra·co·sisA0331500 (ăn′thrə-kō′sĭs)anthracosis(ˌænθrəˈkəʊsɪs)anthracosis
anthracosisanthracosis[′an·thrə′kō·səs]anthracosisanthracosis[an″thrah-ko´sis]an·thra·co·sis(an'thră-kō'sis),See also: pneumomelanosis. anthracosis(ăn′thrə-kō′sĭs)anthracosis(1) Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis.(2) A generic term for any blackening of tissues, especially of the lungs. anthracosisPulmonology A generic term for blackening of tissues, often understood to mean carbon dust deposition in the lung and lymph nodes, which does not itself cause disease, and is usually present in urban dwellers, and in those working in certain occupations–eg, coal mining. See coal workers' pneumoconiosis.an·thra·co·sis(an'thră-kō'sis)Synonym(s): collier's lung, melanedema, miner's lung (1) . anthracosisA chronic lung disease resulting from repeated inhalation of coal dust. Inflammation of the lungs with extensive fibrous tissue formation leads to a reduction in lung function and sometimes severe disability.anthracosis
Synonyms for anthracosis
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