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as⋅bes⋅to⋅sis

[as-be-stoh-sis, az-]
–noun Pathology.
a lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust.

Origin:
1925–30; < NL; see asbestos, -osis
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as·bes·to·sis   (ās'běs-tō'sĭs, āz'-)   
n.  A chronic, progressive lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of asbestos particles.

[asbest(os) + -osis.]
as'bes·tot'ic (-tŏt'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: as·bes·to·sis
Pronunciation: "as-"bes-'tO-s&s, "az-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural as·bes·to·ses /-"sEz/
: a pneumoconiosis due to asbestos particles
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asbestosis as·bes·to·sis (ās'běs-tō'sĭs, āz'-)
n.
Pneumoconiosis due to prolonged inhalation of asbestos particles.

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asbestosis   (ās'běs-tō'sĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
A chronic, progressive lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of asbestos particles.
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