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anthracosis
an·thra·co·sis [ ànthrə kṓssiss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
pneumoconiosis caused by coal dust: a disease of the lungs caused by long-term inhalation of coal dust
[Mid-19th century. < Greek anthrax "coal"]
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