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as·bes·to·sis

(ăs′bĕs-tō′sĭs, ăz′-)

A chronic, progressive lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of asbestos fibers.

as′bes·tot′ic (-tŏt′ĭk) adj.

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asbestosis

(ˌæsbɛsˈtəʊsɪs)

(Pathology) inflammation of the lungs resulting from chronic inhalation of asbestos particles

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as•bes•to•sis

(ˌæs bɛˈstoʊ sɪs, ˌæz-)

n.

a lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust.

[1925–30]

asbestosis

A lung disease caused by the inhalation of fibers of the building material asbestos. They penetrate the lungs and eventually cause thickening of the lung tissue, which interferes with its functioning.

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Noun

asbestosis - lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles

pneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis - chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles

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asbestosi

asbestosis

[ˌæzbesˈtəusɪs] N → asbestosis f inv

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

asbestosis

n (Med) → Asbestose f, → Asbeststaublunge f

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asbestosis

[ˌæsbɛsˈtəʊsɪs] n → asbestosi f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

as·bes·to·sis

n. asbestosis, infección crónica de los pulmones causada por el polvo del asbesto.

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asbestosis

n asbestosis f

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Our view is consistent with the well-known characteristics of asbestos (asbestos in the Ancient Greek Language [phrase omitted]--imperishable), "root-proof," "extremely resistant." It is an international consensus --and already implemented in the corresponding guidelines --that the histological diagnosis of asbestosis requires the existence of fibrosis plus the demonstration of asbestos bodies or uncoated asbestos fibers [16].

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Glenys Rowe's husband Leslie died on February 7, aged 81, after suffering from cancer and being diagnosed with asbestosis in 2010.

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Mick Antoniw, AM for Pontypridd, said that employers - or their insurers - could be forced to pay back up to PS3m for treatment costs for employees who develop conditions such as mesothelioma and asbestosis if his Asbestos (Recovery of Medical Costs) Bill becomes law.

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In its first year the group has helped 119 people in the region with illnesses such as mesothelioma, pleural plaques and asbestosis - the majority are from communities on the banks of the Tyne, Northumberland and Gateshead and more than half used to work in shipyards.

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Persons at highest risk for developing asbestosis are those who are directly involved in the handling of asbestos in the workplace.

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A MAN who had asbestosis died after suffering a fall in hospital.

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A RETIRED docker and former boxer has won his fight to have his asbestosis diagnosis confirmed.