asbestosis

English

Etymology

asbestos +‎ -osis

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈæs.bɛsˌtəʊ.sɪs/

Noun

asbestosis (plural asbestoses)

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

Translations

lung disease caused by exposure to asbestos

Basque: asbestosi (eu)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 石棉肺 (shímiánfèi)
Czech: azbestóza f
Finnish: asbestoosi, asbestipölykeuhko

German: Asbestose (de) f
Maori: mate kiripaka
Portuguese: asbestose f
Romanian: asbestoză f
Spanish: asbestosis (es) f

See also

Anagrams

sebostasis

Spanish

Etymology

asbesto +‎ -osis

Noun

asbestosis f (plural asbestosis)

(pathology) asbestosis

Further reading

“asbestosis” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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