anthracotic

anthracotic
an·thra·cot·ic

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  • anthracotic — Characterized by anthracosis …   Medical dictionary

  • anthracotic — adj. suffering from lung illness due to inhalation of coal dust …   English contemporary dictionary

  • anthracotic — adjective see anthracosis …   Useful english dictionary

  • anthracotic pigment — minute carbon particles deposited in lung tissue that give the tissue the black coloration seen in anthracosis …   Medical dictionary

  • anthracotic tuberculosis — tuberculosis associated with anthracosis …   Medical dictionary

  • anthracosis — anthracotic /an threuh kot ik/, adj. /an threuh koh sis/, n. Pathol. 1. the deposition of coal dust in the lungs; asymptomatic pneumoconiosis. 2. See black lung. [1830 40; < NL; see ANTHRAC , OSIS] * * *       respiratory disorder, the early,… …   Universalium

  • Coalworker's pneumoconiosis — Classification and external resources Coal ICD 10 J60 …   Wikipedia

  • Tuberculosis — A highly contagious infection caused by the bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tubercles (tiny lumps) are a characteristic finding. Diagnosis may be made by skin test, which if positive should will be followed by a chest X ray to… …   Medical dictionary

  • anthracosis — Pneumonoconiosis from accumulation of carbon from inhaled smoke or coal dust in the lungs. SEE ALSO: pneumomelanosis. SYN: collier lung, miner s lung (1). [anthraco + G. osis, condition] * * * an·thra·co·sis .an(t) thrə kō səs n, pl co·ses .sēz a …   Medical dictionary

  • pneumoconiosis, pneumokoniosis — Inflammation commonly leading to fibrosis of the lungs caused by the inhalation of dust incident to various occupations; characterized by pain in the chest, cough with little or no expectoration, dyspnea, reduced thoracic excursion, sometimes …   Medical dictionary

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