Coal Miner's Lung (Noun)
Meaning
Lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- Coal miners who work for years without proper protection often develop coal miner's lung, a serious respiratory condition that makes breathing increasingly difficult.
- Decades of exposure to coal dust eventually led to my grandfather's diagnosis with coal miner's lung.
- He never sought medical treatment and coal miner's lung consumed him completely.
- Excessive coal dust exposure increased his risk for coal miner's lung significantly over the years.
- Sadly, her husband eventually passed away from coal miner's lung due to the constant coal dust he breathed at work for so long.