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  • noun medicine a chronic disease of the lungs caused by inhalation of beryllium compounds

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  • 'True, but the dust resulting from the machining process converts to beryllium oxide, which when inspired converts again to beryllium hydroxide, and that causes berylliosis, which is uniformly fatal.'

    The Sum of all Fears Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1991

  • Cases of chronic berylliosis were first described in 1946 among workers in plants manufacturing fluorescent lamps inMassachusetts.

    CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries Jaguar 2010

  • Chronic berylliosis resembles sarcoidosis in many respects, and the differential diagnosis is often difficult.

    CR4 - Recent Forum Threads and Blog Entries Jaguar 2010

  • If workers get sick as result of berylliosis or plutonium contamination, then many are dumped like yesterday's garbage on the streets to fend for themselves, same goes for veterans with brain injuries and other invisible wounds.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local scottreynolds74 2010

  • Read more about berylliosis Sarcoidosis v. berylliosis in Denver Interesting thoughts from occupational lung disease include a rising exposure of beryllium in this country and how our sarcoidosis patients may actually have berylliosis, rare but not nonexistent.

    We Blog A Lot 2009

  • (Nov 17 2009 10: 57 GMT) berylliosis berylliosis is lung inflammation caused by inhaling dust or fumes that contain the metallic element beryllium. found in rocks, coal, soil, and volcanic dust, beryllium is used in the aerospace industry and in many types of manufacturing ...

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  • Beryllium Asbestos New - Asbestos | Lung Cancer | Mesothelioma Beryllium is a long-term lung disease (berylliosis) in some people by triggering an immune response (allergic) reaction in the body. what is sarcoidosis besnier-boeck disease cause of bernie mac death sarcoidosis, also called sarcoid (from the greek 'sark' and 'oid' meaning "

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