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Usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust
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mesothelioma
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Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that develops from the thin layer of tissue that covers many of the internal organs (known as the mesothelium ). The most common area affected is the lining of the lungs and chest wall . Less commonly the lining of the abdomen ...
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n. (context pathology oncology English) An uncommon malignant tumour of the mesothelium, usually of the lungs after exposure to asbestos.
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n. a rare form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust
Usage examples of mesothelioma.
I get him to write it down, mesothelioma, thinking how you should know how to spell the thing that is going to kill you.
Warren Zevon died in West Hollywood of mesothelioma, a rare form of untreatable lung cancer usually associated with asbestos, on September 7th, aged 56.