- Lung disease
Lung disease (engl., spr. löng dĭs-īs', »Lungenkrankheit«), s. White scour.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
Lung disease (engl., spr. löng dĭs-īs', »Lungenkrankheit«), s. White scour.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
Black lung disease — Lung disease resulting from coal mining. The silica mineral and carbon in the dust raised by coal mining can cause a serious chronic lung disease. Emphysema occurs first, followed by scarring and nodule formation in the lung tissues. Symptoms and … Medical dictionary
lung disease — A phrase usually associated with tuberculosis, although inclusive of any affliction of the lungs … Ballentine's law dictionary
Obstructive lung disease — Classification and external resources MeSH D008173 Obstructive lung disease is a category of respiratory disease characterized by airway obstruction. It is generally characterized by inflamed and easily collapsible airways, obstruction to airflow … Wikipedia
Interstitial lung disease — Classification and external resources End stage pulmonary fibrosis of unknown origin, taken from an autopsy in the 1980s. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
Occupational lung disease — Main Article Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Occupational lung diseases are a branch of occupational diseases concerned primarily with work related exposures to harmful substances, be they dusts or gases, and the subsequent pulmonary … Wikipedia
Alveolar lung disease — Alveolar lung disease, also known as airspace disease, is a general term that described edema and exudates in the airspaces of the lung (the acini and alveoli).CausesAlveolar lung disease may be divided into acute or chronic. Causes of acute… … Wikipedia
black lung disease — black lung lack lung black lung disease lack lung disease, n. (Med.) the popular name for a form of the chronic lung disease {pneumoconiosis} which is observed among coal miners, and is caused by the inhalation of coal dust. It is thus named… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
black lung disease — noun lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust • Syn: ↑anthracosis, ↑black lung, ↑coal miner s lung • Hypernyms: ↑pneumoconiosis, ↑pneumonoconiosis * * * noun see black lung … Useful english dictionary
black lung (disease) — or black lung n. a disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of coal dust; anthracosis * * * … Universalium
brown lung (disease) — or brown lung n. a chronic disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of fine textile fibers, esp. cotton; byssinosis * * * … Universalium