miner's disease (English, noun)
expansion: miner's disease (uncountable)
Senses:
glosses: Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
Nystagmus. (Caused among miners by prolonged eye strain in low-light conditions; still prevalent but no longer especially among miners.)
tags: dated
historical
uncountable
glosses: Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
Miner's worm: hookworm. (Still prevalent but no longer especially among miners.)
tags: dated
historical
uncountable
glosses: Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
Miner's lung: black lung. (Still prevalent but usually not called by this name anymore.)
tags: dated
uncountable
glosses: Any of several diseases notably found among miners, either formerly or still so.
Miner's phthisis: silicosis. (Still prevalent but usually not called by this name anymore.)
tags: dated
uncountable
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