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melanedema
(1) Anthracosis, see there.(2) Coal worker's pneumoconiosis, see there.
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an·thra·co·sis
(an'thră-kō'sis)Pneumonoconiosis from accumulation of carbon from inhaled smoke or coal dust in the lungs.
Synonym(s): collier's lung, melanedema, miner's lung (1) .
Synonym(s): collier's lung, melanedema, miner's lung (1) .
[anthraco- + G. -osis, condition]
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