as·bes·to·sis
(ăs′bĕs-tō′sĭs, ăz′-)n.
A chronic, progressive lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of asbestos fibers.
[asbest(os) + -osis.]
as′bes·tot′ic (-tŏt′ĭk) adj.
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asbestosis
(ˌæsbɛsˈtəʊsɪs)n
(Pathology) inflammation of the lungs resulting from chronic inhalation of asbestos particles
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as•bes•to•sis
(ˌæs bɛˈstoʊ sɪs, ˌæz-)n.
a lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust.
[1925–30]
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asbestosis
A lung disease caused by the inhalation of fibers of the building material asbestos. They penetrate the lungs and eventually cause thickening of the lung tissue, which interferes with its functioning.
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| Noun | 1. |  asbestosis - lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particlespneumoconiosis, pneumonoconiosis - chronic respiratory disease caused by inhaling metallic or mineral particles |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
asbestosis
n (Med) → Asbestose f, → Asbeststaublunge f
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as·bes·to·sis
n. asbestosis, infección crónica de los pulmones causada por el polvo del asbesto.
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asbestosis
n asbestosis fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.