Pneumoconiosis (redirected from Miner's consumption)

pneumoconiosis /pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis/ (-ko?ne-o´sis) deposition of large amounts of dust or other particulate matter in the lungs, causing a tissue reaction, usually in workers in certain occupations and in residents of areas with excessive particulates in the air; there are many types, including anthracosis, asbestosis, bituminosis, and silicosis.

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coal workers' pneumoconiosis  black lung; a form caused by deposition of coal dust in the lungs, usually characterized by centrilobular emphysema. Different varieties of coal have different risks; bituminosis is usually more severe than anthracosis.

talc pneumoconiosis  talcosis; a type of silicatosis caused by the inhalation of talc; prolonged exposure may result in pulmonary fibrosis.

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pneu·mo·co·ni·o·sis (nm-kn-ss)

n. pl. pneu·mo·co·ni·o·ses (-sz)

A disease of the lungs, such as asbestosis or silicosis, caused by long-term inhalation of particulate matter, especially mineral or metallic dust.

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Pneumoconiosis (plural, pneumoconioses)

Any chronic lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or similar substances that lead to loss of lung function.

Mentioned in: Silicosis

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pneumoconiosis (noo´mōkō´nēō´sis),

any disease of the lung caused by chronic inhalation of dust, usually mineral dusts of occupational or environmental origin. The principal agents include coal, cotton, sand, and asbestos.

Pneumocystis jiroveci

n an opportunistic infection found in immunocompromised patients such as those with AIDS.

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pneumoconiosis

any of a group of lung diseases resulting from inhalation of particles of industrial substances, such as the dust of iron ore or coal, and permanent deposition of substantial amounts of such particles in the lungs.

The disease is rare in animals unless there is an unusual exposure to a dusty environment. Horses are the ones most commonly exposed, usually in a mining operation (pit ponies). Exercise intolerance and chronic cough are the cardinal signs.