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asbestosis

noun

as·​bes·​to·​sis ˌas-ˌbe-ˈstō-səs How to pronounce asbestosis (audio) ˌaz- How to pronounce asbestosis (audio)
plural asbestoses ˌas-ˌbe-ˈstō-ˌsēz How to pronounce asbestosis (audio)
ˌaz-
: a pneumoconiosis due to asbestos particles that is marked by thickening and scarring of lung tissue

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Hutt now requires nearly continuous use of supplemental oxygen due to asbestosis. NBC News, 25 Feb. 2022 King, now 75 and a widower living in Charlotte, N.C., suffers from asbestosis. Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 9 Aug. 2021 It is also linked to the non-cancerous lung disease called asbestosis. Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 June 2021 But in many situations, exposure to asbestos fibers is extremely dangerous to humans and causes a virulent lung cancer called mesothelioma as well as a lung disease called asbestosis. Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2020 Workers wanted a 15-cent raise to $1.00 per hour, more time off and better dust control to prevent asbestosis, a hardening of the lungs. Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2020 People who have been exposed to asbestos have developed life-threatening diseases like asbestosis (a chronic lung disease caused by asbestos exposure), lung cancer, and mesothelioma, NIOSH says. Korin Miller, Health.com, 18 Oct. 2019 Soon thereafter 15 of them were dead, 14 from asbestosis or mesothelioma. David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of asbestosis was in 1927

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