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2024
asbestosis
asbestosis
English
Noun
asbestosis
(
plural
asbestoses
)
(
pathology
)
A chronic, inflammatory
lung
disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to
asbestos
.
Translations
lung disease caused by exposure to asbestos
Basque:
asbestosi
(eu)
Czech:
azbestóza
f
Finnish:
asbestoosi
,
asbestipölykeuhko
German:
Asbestose
(de)
f
Portuguese:
asbestose
f
Romanian:
asbestoză
f
Spanish:
asbestosis
(es)
f
See also
mesothelioma
pneumoconiosis
Etymology
From
asbestos
+
-osis
Pronunciation
(
UK
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˈæs.bɛsˌtəʊ.sɪs/
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