Taber's Medical Dictionary
mining
(mī′nĭng )
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1. The extraction of useful information from a database.
SYN: SEE: data mining
2. The extraction from the earth of materials with industrial value, such as coal, silver, or gold. Miners are exposed to various occupational disorders, including respiratory diseases, e.g., pneumoconiosis; allergies; and traumatic injuries.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Mining." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748516/all/data_mining.
Mining. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748516/all/data_mining. Accessed April 24, 2026.
Mining. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748516/all/data_mining
Mining [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 24]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/748516/all/data_mining.
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