miner's pneumoconiosis

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• miner's asthma — n PNEUMOCONIOSIS …   Medical dictionary

• miner's consumption — n PNEUMOCONIOSIS …   Medical dictionary

• miner's phthisis — n an occupational respiratory disease (as pneumoconiosis or anthracosilicosis) of miners …   Medical dictionary

• Coal miner’s pneumoconiosis — Also known as black lung disease, this lung condition is the direct result of 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… …   Medical dictionary

• miner's asthma — noun or miner s consumption : pneumoconiosis * * * miner s asthma, 1. a lung disease caused by inhalation of coal dust; anthracosis. 2. = pneumoconiosis. (Cf. ↑pneumoconiosis) …   Useful english dictionary

• Pneumoconiosis — Deposition of particulate matter (such as asbestos and silicon) in the lungs. * * * pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis .n(y)ü mō .kō nē ō səs n, pl o·ses .sēz a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic… …   Medical dictionary

• miner's phthisis — Anthracosis An thra*co sis, n. [NL. See {Anthrax}.] (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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• miner's phthisis — noun : a disease of miners: as a. : anthracosis b. : anthracosilicosis c. : pneumoconiosis * * * miner s phthisis …   Useful english dictionary

• miner's lung — coal workers pneumoconiosis …   Medical dictionary

• Pneumoconiosis, coal miner’s — Also known as black lung disease, this lung disorder is the direct result of 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… …   Medical dictionary

• Coalworker's pneumoconiosis — Classification and external resources Coal ICD 10 J60 …   Wikipedia