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asbestosis

/ˈæs.bɛsˌtəʊ.sɪs//ˌæs.bɛsˈtoʊ.sɪs/

asbestosis noun: a chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos.

Noun

asbestosis (countable and uncountable, plural asbestoses)

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

asbestosis meaning in Tamil

asbestosis in Tamil

அசுபத்தாசியம்

Forms of asbestosis

pluralasbestoses

Origin of asbestosis

From asbestos + -osis.

Questions about asbestosis

What does asbestosis mean?
Asbestosis means a chronic, inflammatory lung disease caused by long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos.
What is asbestosis in Tamil?
Asbestosis in Tamil is அசுபத்தாசியம். See Asbestosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is asbestosis?
Asbestosis is a noun.
How do you pronounce asbestosis?
Asbestosis is pronounced /ˈæs.bɛsˌtəʊ.sɪs/ (UK).
What is the plural of asbestosis?
The plural of asbestosis is asbestoses.

Words near asbestosis in the dictionary

  1. asbestos cement
  2. asbestos cements
  3. asbestosed
  4. asbestoses
  5. asbestosing
  6. asbestosis
  7. asbestosization
  8. asbestosize
  9. asbestosized
  10. asbestosizes
  11. asbestosizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: asbestosis (page history and authors); asbestosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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