black lung disease

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   lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

   Synonymsanthracosisblack lungcoal miner's lung

   Broaderpneumoconiosis

Questions about black lung disease

What does black lung disease mean?

black lung disease means "lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust".

What is another word for black lung disease?

Close synonyms include anthracosis, black lung, coal miner's lung. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.