asbestosis
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- noun
- /æzˌbɛsˈtoʊsɪs/
- Specialized
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asbestosis
- Even though asbestosis and mesothelioma, the primary diseases linked to asbestos exposure, have latency periods of 20 to 40 years, the number of claims was expected to start falling since asbestos has largely been out of use for years.
- asbestosis, a lung disease
- asbestosis, the disease
- asbestosis, lung cancer
Examples
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Many workers in the construction industry have suffered from asbestosis due to asbestos exposure.
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A study of death certificates from 1979 through 1998 found a 40- to 60-fold elevation in asbestosis deaths in Libby (Horton et al. 2006).
Academic text (2012) -
I want to clarify for our foreign friends that this doesn't mean the US is some sort of libertarian hell of asbestosis.
Blog text (11) -
Asbestos exposure has been closely linked with asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma.
Academic text (2001) -
Although thought not to cause asbestosis and related cancers, the biological activity (cytotoxicity) associated with these materials has not been extensively studied.
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Management (79%) was aware that asbestos could cause cancer, and almost one-half knew of asbestosis.
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America's workers are suffering from asbestosis, mesothelioma, and a number of asbestos-related diseases because of corporate greed.
Blog text (12) -
In a similar case, a Maryland judge hearing consolidated cases involving plaintiffs who initially settled asbestosis claims and years later developed mesothelioma ruled May 31 that plaintiffs could proceed with their subsequent claims.
Academic text (2006) -
It is not uncommon for employees—past and present—of construction zones, industrial factories, shipbuilding practices, and automotive industries to develop mesothelioma, lung cancer, or asbestosis.
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After years of working with insulation materials, he was diagnosed with asbestosis, affecting his lung function.
Synonyms
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A lung disease that happens when you breathe in metal or rock dust and scars the lungs
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A long-term lung disease caused by breathing in dust at work
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Asbestosis comes from asbestos, a mineral named from a Greek word that means 'not put out' because the fibers do not burn, and the medical ending -osis meaning 'disease' or 'condition'. So asbestosis is the lung 'disease' caused by breathing in asbestos fibers.