MINER'S CONSUMPTION
\mˈa͡ɪnəz kənsˈʌmpʃən], \mˈaɪnəz kənsˈʌmpʃən], \m_ˈaɪ_n_ə_z k_ə_n_s_ˈʌ_m_p_ʃ_ə_n]\
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Black phthisis, black spittle, the black lung of coal miners; a disease produced by the inhalation of particles of solid matter, such as the dust from coal, iron, glass, stone, etc., which accumulate in the pulmonary alveoli and are taken up by the lymphatics and deposited in the bronchial glands and eventually in other situations.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].