Plural of asbestosis; multiple instances or cases of the lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos fibers.
Plural form of 'asbestosis,' from 'asbestos' (the mineral) plus '-osis' (disease condition). The plural indicates multiple cases or occurrences of the condition.
When doctors started seeing asbestoses among shipyard workers and construction crews, they realized asbestos didn't cause just one disease—it caused a whole family of diseases from mesothelioma to lung cancer, but the cover-up lasted decades, making asbestos one of the deadliest cover-ups in medical history.
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