Term Name: anthracosis
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 )

Relationships
is a type of: pneumoconiosis