Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to or affected by anthracosis.
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To me, it looks like lung tissue heavily infiltrated with anthracotic pigment (black lung) in which there is a cavity filled with caseous (cheesy) necrosis typical of tuberculosis.
Boing Boing Mark Frauenfelder 2011
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