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industrial disease

n.
Occupational disease.
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industrial disease

n
(Pathology) any disease to which workers in a particular industry are prone
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Noun1.industrial disease - disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)
occupational disease
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