berylliosis


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berylliosis

(bəˌrɪlɪˈəʊsɪs)
n
(Pathology) a lung disease caused by inhaling beryllium
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10) In their efforts to prevent OSHA and EPA from promulgating protective regulations limiting human exposure to beryllium, they took every opportunity to "manufacture uncertainty" about the science documenting the fact that exposure to beryllium caused lung cancer and a debilitating and usually fatal disease called chronic beryllium disease (CBD), or berylliosis.
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DIAGNOSING berylliosis or sarcoidosis in any patient is almost always a last option for any doctor.
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Although BeO is well suited for high power applications in the electronics industry, its dust particles are toxic; if BeO particles are inhaled, they may cause berylliosis, an inflammation of the lungs.
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