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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Occupational disease.
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- noun
disease ordisability caused byemployment , such asrepetitive acts or exposure tochemicals .
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- noun disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)
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