industrial disease

noun

occupational disease(def 1).

Origin of industrial disease

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby industrial disease

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British Dictionary definitions for industrial disease

industrial disease

noun

any disease to which workers in a particular industry are prone

Medical definitions for industrial disease

industrial disease
[ ĭn-dŭs′trē-əl ]

n.

A pathological condition resulting from exposure to a toxin discharged by a business or industry into the environment.
An occupational disease.