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Definition of black lung noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

black lung

noun

/ˌblæk ˈlʌŋ/

/ˌblæk ˈlʌŋ/

[uncountable] (especially North American English)

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a lung disease caused by breathing in coal dust over a long period of time

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