black lung diseasenoun [ U ]
uk/ˌblæk ˈlʌŋ dɪˌziːz/us/ˈblæk ˈlʌŋ dɪˌziːz/also coal worker's pneumoconiosis specializeda lung disease that results from breathing in coal or carbon dust over a long period of time
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Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- apnoea
- asbestosis
- bird flu
- bronchitis
- bunged up
- central sleep apnoea
- cf
- cystic fibrosis
- hyperventilation
- laryngitis
- pharyngitis
- pulmonary fibrosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- rhinitis
- SARS
- shortness of breath
- sinusitis
- wheeze
- whooping cough
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