miner's disease
/M AY1 N ER0 EH0 S D IH0 Z IY0 Z/noun
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Miner's lung: black lung. (Still prevalent but usually not called by this name anymore.)
- 2
Miner's phthisis: silicosis. (Still prevalent but usually not called by this name anymore.)
- 3
(dated) Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
- 4
(chiefly historical) Nystagmus. (Caused among miners by prolonged eye strain in low-light conditions; still prevalent but no longer especially among miners.)
- 5
(chiefly historical) Miner's worm: hookworm. (Still prevalent but no longer especially among miners.)
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