miner's disease

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miner's disease

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From incidence or prevalence among miners, either formerly or still so.

noun

dated, historical, uncountable Nystagmus. (Caused among miners by prolonged eye strain in low-light conditions; still prevalent but no longer especially among miners.)
dated, historical, uncountable Miner's worm: hookworm. (Still prevalent but no longer especially among miners.)
dated, uncountable Miner's lung: black lung. (Still prevalent but usually not called by this name anymore.)
dated, uncountable Miner's phthisis: silicosis. (Still prevalent but usually not called by this name anymore.)

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@misc{miner_s_disease_2026,
  title = {miner's disease},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miner's%20disease},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}