anthracosis
- noun
- /ˌænθrəˈkoʊsɪs/
- Specialized
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antracosis
- Workers in the coal industry are at risk of developing anthracosis due to prolonged inhalation of coal particles.
Examples
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In a pathology study of S&R dogs (18 deployed and five control) that died between October 2002 and September 11, 2006, pulmonary anthracosis and particulate matter were commonly found in the lungs of both groups.
Academic text (2010) -
The doctor diagnosed him with anthracosis after examining the coal dust exposure in his work history.
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It's called anthracosis.
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Long-term exposure to coal dust led to anthracosis, which caused him to develop severe breathing difficulties.
Synonyms
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6.7
A lung disease from breathing coal dust for a long time that often affects miners
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3.7
A serious lung illness caused by breathing coal dust over many years, often in miners
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6.2
A lung disease that comes from breathing coal dust for a long time
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9.9
A long-term lung disease caused by breathing in dust at work
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9.9
A lung disease that happens when you breathe in metal or rock dust and scars the lungs
Surface Forms
Morphology
anthracosis = anthracite (opaque) = anthrac + osis
A technical medical formation from Greek combining form 'anthrac-' (coal) + '-osis' (disease); the components are not recognizable to average learners, so the meaning is not derivable from common English vocabulary.
Etymology
Anthracosis comes from the Greek root anthrax meaning 'coal', seen in the word anthracite, and the medical ending -osis meaning 'disease'. So, anthracosis is a lung disease caused by coal dust in the lungs.