In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) „Act‟ means the Workmen‟s Compensation Act, 1923 (Act No. 8 of 1923);
(i) „abrousis‟ shall mean—
(i) a pulmonary fibrosis which manifests itself radiologically as a ground glass appearance of the pulmonary field, of striations or veticular formations more or less marked, particularly diffuse at the bases or diffuse stippling or reticulation over extensive areas of both lung fields, whether or not accompanied by signs of pulmonary tuberculosis, and
(ii) clinically, by the presence of abrousis bodies in the sputum, accompanied by trachaebronchitis and emphysema ;
(c) “Bagassosis” means a disease which—
(i) manifests itself as an acute allergic response due to sensitisation of the individual to bagasse dust, and
(it) radiologically, consists of increase in the vascular shadows and increase in haziness and reticulation all over the lungs and increase in the hilar densities and some mettling. In acute phases patchy shadows resembling bronchopreumonia may be seen;
(d) „Medical Board' means the Pneumoconiosis Medical Board constituted by the State Government under Rule 4 or any Medical Board recognised by the State Government for the purpose of these rules;
(«) „pneumoconiosis‟ means silicosis or coalminers pneumoconiosis or abrousis or bagassosis or any of those diseases accompanied by pulmonary tuberculosis.