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English
Etymology
From incidence or prevalence among miners, either formerly or still so.
Pronunciation
Noun
miner's disease (uncountable)
- (dated) Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
- (chiefly historical) Nystagmus. (Caused among miners by prolonged eye strain in low-light conditions; still prevalent but no longer especially among miners.)
- (chiefly historical) Miner's worm: hookworm. (Still prevalent but no longer especially among miners.)
- Miner's lung: black lung. (Still prevalent but usually not called by this name anymore.)
- Miner's phthisis: silicosis. (Still prevalent but usually not called by this name anymore.)
Translations
lung condition from mineral dust
— see silicosis