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Lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
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asbestosis
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n. (context pathology English) A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos.
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n. lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles
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Asbestosis is a chronic inflammatory and scarring disease affecting the tissue of the lungs . People with the condition may experience severe shortness of breath and are at an increased risk for certain cancers , including lung cancer and, less commonly, ...
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Few households had been spared asbestosis or one of the other degenerative diseases associated with the onetime wonder fiber.
There were thousands of men throughout Baltimore who had been diagnosed with asbestosis, or the related cancer, mesothelioma.