Look up: asbestosis

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   Asbestosis
   A disease associated with inhalation of asbestos fibers. The disease makes breathing progressively more difficult and can be fatal.
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   asbestosis
   [n] - lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
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   Asbestosis
   A prescribed disease which occurs predominantly in the deep lung producing fibrotic nodules which gradually conglomerate reducing lung function and causing breathing difficulties. Also notifiable under RIDDOR (see Mesothelioma).
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   asbestosis
   Form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers.
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   Asbestosis
   Asbestosis is a serious long term lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres over a prolonged period.
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   Asbestosis
   A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of asbestos.
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   Asbestosis
   Asbestosis: A condition featuring scarring of the lungs caused by inhaled asbestos fibers. Asbestosis is irreversible. It tends to lead to COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), a progressive disorder that can be disabling or fatal. When asbestos fibers lodge in the lungs and penetrate through the intestinal tract, they can also lead to lung ...
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   asbestosis
   a lung disorder caused by constant inhalation of asbestos particles Category: Insurance
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   asbestosis
   Fibrosis of the lung as a result of the chronic inhalation of asbestos fibres. The needle-like asbestos fibres are phagocytosed by alveolar macrophages but burst the phagosome (phagocytic vesicle) and kill the macrophage and the cycle is repeated. Mesothelioma, a rare tumour of the mesothelial lining of the pleura, is associated with intense chronic exposure to asbestos dust, particularly that of crocidolite asbestos.
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    asbestosis
    <chest medicine> Fibrosis of the lung as a result of the chronic inhalation of asbestos fibres. ... The needle like asbestos fibres are phagocytosed by alveolar macrophages but burst the phagosome (phagocytic vesicle) and kill the macrophage and the cycle is repeated. ... Mesothelioma, a rare tumour of the mesothelial lining of the pleura, is a ...
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    asbestosis
    noun lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
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    Asbestosis
    `Asbestosis` is a chronic inflammatory medical condition affecting the parenchymal tissue of the lungs. It occurs after long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos, e.g. in mining, and is therefore regarded as an occupational lung disease. Sufferers have severe dyspnea (shortness of breath) and are at an increased risk regarding several different types of lung cancer. As clear explanations are not always stressed in non-technical literature, care shou...
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    asbestosis
    (as″bes-to´sis) a form of pneumoconiosis (silicatosis) caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers, characterized by interstitial fibrosis, and associated with mesothelioma and bronchogenic carcinoma.
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    asbestosis
    lung disease that is caused by the prolonged inhalation of asbestos fibres. A type of pneumoconiosis, it is found primarily among workers whose ... [3 related articles]
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    asbestosis
    Pneumoconiosis due to inhalation of asbestos fibers suspended in the ambient air; sometimes complicated by pleural mesothelioma or bronchogenic carcinoma; ferruginous bodies are the histologic hallmark of exposure to asbestos.
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