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词汇 black-lung
释义 black lung
noun[ U ]
 medical mainlyUSspecializeduk /ˌblæk ˈlʌŋ/ us /ˌblæk ˈlʌŋ/(alsoblack lung disease, coal workers' pneumoconiosis)
a lung disease caused by breathing in coal or carbon dust over a long period of time :
Some 600,000 miners have black lung, a debilitating condition caused by long-term exposure to coal dust.
Incidence of black lung is highest among anthracite coal miners.
The plan made it easier for coal miners suffering from black lung disease to qualify for compensation.
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is accepted as a clinical and compensable condition.
The union estimates that 1,500 miners still die every year from black lung.
Black lung cases have fallen dramatically since the 1970s because of government regulations.
He has been diagnosed with the scourge of this coal mining region - black lung disease.
Asbestosis surpassed coal workers' pneumoconiosis as the leading cause of occupational death due to inhalation.
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