Term Name: | anthracosis |
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Synonyms: | black lung, Coal Miner's Pneumoconiosis, Coal workers' lung, Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, Melanoedema |
Definition: | A pneumoconiosis that is characterized by deposition of carbon or coal dust in the lung parenchyma leading to the formation of black nodules and emphysema. |
Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:10327] ( DOID:10327 ) |