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asbestotic

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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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