asbestosis

noun

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as·bes·to·sis | \ ˌas-ˌbe-ˈstō-səs

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plural asbestoses\ ˌas-ˌbe-ˈstō-ˌsēz

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Definition of asbestosis

: a pneumoconiosis due to asbestos particles that is marked by thickening and scarring of lung tissue

Examples of asbestosis in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web It is also linked to the non-cancerous lung disease called asbestosis. — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021 But in many situations, exposure to asbestos fibers is extremely dangerous to humans and causes a virulent lung cancer called mesothelioma as well as a lung disease called asbestosis. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020 Workers wanted a 15-cent raise to $1.00 per hour, more time off and better dust control to prevent asbestosis, a hardening of the lungs. — Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2020 People who have been exposed to asbestos have developed life-threatening diseases like asbestosis (a chronic lung disease caused by asbestos exposure), lung cancer, and mesothelioma, NIOSH says. — Korin Miller, Health.com, 18 Oct. 2019 Soon thereafter 15 of them were dead, 14 from asbestosis or mesothelioma. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018

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