pneumoconiosis
noun
pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis
ˌnü-mō-ˌkō-nē-ˈō-səs 
ˌnyü-
plural pneumoconioses
ˌnü-mō-ˌkō-nē-ˈō-ˌsēz
ˌnyü-
: a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (such as mineral or metallic particles) compare black lung, silicosis
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Silicosis is an occupational pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust present in minerals like sandstone.
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Leah Willingham and Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023
Coal miners’ pneumoconiosis, or black lung disease, affects one in five veteran miners in central Appalachia, according to a 2018 report by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the rate of disease has risen dramatically since 2000.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2021
Miners are at risk of silicosis, pneumoconiosis (black lung) and other diseases from coal dust.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2015
Some of those provisions would extend the current fee paid by coal companies to fund benefits received by victims of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, or black lung.
—Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri, ajc, 23 Dec. 2021
Some of those provisions would extend the current fee paid by coal companies to fund benefits received by victims of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, or black lung.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Dec. 2021
Some of those provisions include language that would extend the current fee paid by coal companies to fund benefits received by victims of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, or black lung.
—Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri, chicagotribune.com, 21 Dec. 2021
The federal dust rules exist to protect mine workers from inhaling too much dusty air, which can contribute to an incurable and fatal disease called pneumoconiosis, or black lung.
—Dylan Lovan, ajc, 17 Nov. 2021
The inhaling of dusty air in mines can lead to an incurable and fatal disease called pneumoconiosis, or black lung, which has killed tens of thousands of coal miners.
—Dylan Lovan, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021
Leah Willingham and Matthew Daly, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023
Coal miners’ pneumoconiosis, or black lung disease, affects one in five veteran miners in central Appalachia, according to a 2018 report by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and the rate of disease has risen dramatically since 2000.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 19 Dec. 2021
Miners are at risk of silicosis, pneumoconiosis (black lung) and other diseases from coal dust.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2015
Some of those provisions would extend the current fee paid by coal companies to fund benefits received by victims of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, or black lung.
—Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri, ajc, 23 Dec. 2021
Some of those provisions would extend the current fee paid by coal companies to fund benefits received by victims of coal workers' pneumoconiosis, or black lung.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Dec. 2021
Some of those provisions include language that would extend the current fee paid by coal companies to fund benefits received by victims of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, or black lung.
—Lisa Mascaro and Farnoush Amiri, chicagotribune.com, 21 Dec. 2021
The federal dust rules exist to protect mine workers from inhaling too much dusty air, which can contribute to an incurable and fatal disease called pneumoconiosis, or black lung.
—Dylan Lovan, ajc, 17 Nov. 2021
The inhaling of dusty air in mines can lead to an incurable and fatal disease called pneumoconiosis, or black lung, which has killed tens of thousands of coal miners.
—Dylan Lovan, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021
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pneumoconiosis
noun
pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis
ˌn(y)ü-mō-ˌkō-nē-ˈō-səs
plural pneumoconioses
-ˌsēz
: a disease of the lungs caused by the habitual inhalation of irritants (as mineral or metallic particles)
called also miner's asthma, miner's consumption, pneumonoconiosis
see black lung, silicosisLove words? Need even more definitions?
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