occupational disease
Meanings
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occupational disease; job-related illness
neutralRefers to a chronic disease developed due to long-term exposure to specific work conditions, hazards, or repetitive motions. Common in fields like mining, manufacturing, office work, and healthcare. Government regulations often define and compensate for recognized occupational diseases.
From working at a desk for long periods, he developed cervical spondylosis, an occupational disease.
Pneumoconiosis is a common occupational disease among miners.
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Teachers are prone to vocal cord nodules; this is considered an occupational hazard for the profession.
The company must provide regular health checkups for employees to prevent occupational diseases.
His hearing loss was recognized as a work-related injury, classified as an occupational disease.