Asbestosis Definition

ăsbĕs-tōsĭs, ăz-
noun
A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhaling asbestos particles.
Webster's New World
A chronic, progressive lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of asbestos fibers.
American Heritage Medicine

(pathology) A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos.

Wiktionary
A chronic, progressive lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of asbestos particles.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Asbestosis

Noun

Singular:
asbestosis
Plural:
asbestoses

Origin of Asbestosis

  • From asbestos + -osis

    From Wiktionary

  • asbest(os) –osis

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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