anthracosis n 1: lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust [syn: {anthracosis}, {black lung}, {black lung disease}, {coal miner's lung}]
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 {pneumomelanosis} and {pneumoconiosis} ({black lung}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]