ANATOMY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the medical term for black lung or miner’s lung?
A
pleurisy
B
alveolitis
C
anthracosis
D
epistaxis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Silicosis – caused by inhaling silica dust. Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (commonly referred to as CWP or black lung) – caused by inhaling coal mine dust.

Detailed explanation-2: -Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP), commonly known as “black lung disease, ” occurs when coal dust is inhaled. Over time, continued exposure to the coal dust causes scarring in the lungs, impairing your ability to breathe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anthracosis of the lungs is black discoloration of bronchial mucosa that can occlude bronchial lumen and is associated with bronchial anthracofibrosis (BAF). This disease usually presents with a chronic course of dyspnea and or cough in an elderly non-smoker woman or man.

Detailed explanation-4: -British Dictionary definitions for anthracosis anthracosis. / (ˌænrəˈkəʊsɪs) / noun. a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dustInformal name: coal miner’s lung.

Detailed explanation-5: -Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis (CWP), commonly known as black lung, is caused by the inhalation of respirable coal mine dust and is a disabling and potentially fatal lung disease with no cure.

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