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Asbestosis Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -osis

Asbestosis has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles

2

A chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos.

See Also
lung asbestoses asbestos mesothelioma pneumoconiosis
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
pneumoconiosis
Rhyming Words
sis asis ssis osis csis psis isis apsis iasis mysis oasis arsis ensis assis basis lysis tasis sepsis miosis deesis
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