Asbestos Written by NCI Thesaurus v.07.09d   

Definition of Asbestos One of a number of fibrous magnesium and calcium silicate minerals processed for thermal insulation and fireproofing. Asbestos is considered to be an environmental carcinogen -- chronic inhalation of fine asbestos dust causes pulmonary asbestosis and may induce lung neoplasms. chronic ingestion of asbestos may induce gastrointestinal neoplasms. (NCI04) Asbestos is from the group Carcinogenic Mineral Mineral Other Names for Asbestos Asbestos asbestos Source NCI Thesaurus License

 

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