Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A chronic, progressive lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of asbestos particles.
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- noun pathology A chronic, inflammatory
lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure toasbestos .
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- noun lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Rubber Stamping News » Blog Archive » CSX uncovers fraud in asbestosis case says:
Think Progress » Congressional rubber stamp of military commissions in doubt. 2006
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Chronic (long-term) inhalation exposure to asbestos in humans can lead to a lung disease termed asbestosis, which is a diffuse fibrous scarring of the lungs.
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It was at this point that he was diagnosed as having asbestosis, which is a lung disease that is caused through exposure to asbestos dust and fibers.
Blogger News Network 2009
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It was at this point that he was diagnosed as having asbestosis, which is a lung disease that is caused through exposure to asbestos dust and fibers.
Blogger News Network 2009
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No one else claiming "asbestosis" has yet filed a pulmonology report showing diminished lung capacity.
Why Doctors Are Heading for Texas Joseph Nixon 2008
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Asbestos-related diseases, such as asbestosis and the deadly cancer mesothelioma, can take decades to show up after exposure.
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Asbestos-related diseases, such as asbestosis and mesothelioma, can take decades to show up after exposure.
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Asbestos-related diseases, such as asbestosis and mesothelioma, can take decades to show up after exposure.
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Individuals who worked in Virginia auto factories, power plants, mills, chemical plants, refineries or shipyards may be at risk for an asbestos-related disease, such as asbestosis, lung cancer or mesothelioma.
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Individuals who worked in Virginia auto factories, power plants, mills, chemical plants, refineries or shipyards may be at risk for an asbestos-related disease, such as asbestosis, lung cancer or mesothelioma.
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