industrial disease

American  

noun

1. occupational disease.

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industrial disease British  

noun

1. any disease to which workers in a particular industry are prone

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Etymology

Origin of industrial disease

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Judith wants CTE recognised as an "industrial disease" which would enable affected families to get financial support, as well as change the wider "attitude" towards the condition.

From BBC

“The more we part and separate from nature, the more we need to be drawn back to these practices in order to heal from industrial diseases,” Fincham said.

From Salon

In January, an inquest ruled that Mrs Mahon "came by her death as a result of an industrial disease".

From BBC

Mr Turner said while the civil claim is a separate legal process from the inquest, the coroner's conclusion of industrial disease was "very important" and "highly relevant to the follow-on claim."

From BBC

Mr Hughes concluded Mr Roberts and Ms David, who lived in hospital accommodation, concluded that they both died as a result of industrial disease.

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