Disease or Syndrome
occupational disease
oc·cu·pa·tion·al dis·ease
Subclass of:
Diseases (MeSH Category)
Definitions related to occupational diseases:
  • Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (occupational disease/disorder) An illness caused by factors arising from one's employment.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Occupational disease, any illness associated with a particular occupation or industry. Such diseases result from a variety of biological, chemical, physical, and psychological factors that are present in the work environment or are otherwise encountered in the course of employment. Occupational...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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