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lung — One of a pair of viscera occupying the pulmonary cavities of the thorax, the organs of respiration in which aeration of the blood takes place. In humans, the right l. is slightly larger than the left and is divided into three lobes (an upper, a… … Medical dictionary
Coalworker's pneumoconiosis — Classification and external resources Coal ICD 10 J60 … Wikipedia
Pneumoconiosis — Classification and external resources Micrograph of asbestosis (with ferruginous bodies), a type of pneumoconiosis. H E stain. ICD … Wikipedia
black lung — pneumoconiosis of coal miners, caused by coal dust; anthracosis. [1905 10] * * * ▪ disease also called Black lung Disease, or Coal workers Pneumoconiosis, respiratory disorder, a type of pneumoconiosis caused by repeated inhalation of… … Universalium
pneumoconiosis — /nooh meuh koh nee oh sis, nyooh /, n. Pathol. any chronic lung disease, including anthracosis, asbestosis, and silicosis, caused by the inhalation of particles of coal, asbestos, silica, or similar substances and leading to fibrosis and loss of… … Universalium
asthma — An inflammatory disease of the lungs characterized by reversible (in most cases) airway obstruction. Originally, a term used to mean “difficult breathing”; now used to denote bronchial a.. SYN: reactive airway disease. [G.] atopic a. bronchial … Medical dictionary

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