coal miner's lung

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   lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust

   Synonymsanthracosisblack lungblack lung disease

   Broaderpneumoconiosis

Questions about coal miner's lung

What does coal miner's lung mean?

coal miner's lung means "lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust".

What is another word for coal miner's lung?

Close synonyms include anthracosis, black lung, black lung disease. 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.