Occupational disease

Introduction: Occupational disease

Description of Occupational disease

Occupational disease: Any of a group of specific diseases that is more prevalent in people engaged in certain occupations.

Occupational disease: a morbid condition resulting from exposure to an agent during the usual performance of one's occupation. Cf.: industrial disease
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Occupational disease: disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts).
Source: WordNet 2.1

Occupational disease: Diseases due to factors involved in one's employment. (From Dorland, 28th ed).
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Occupational disease:

Terms Similar to Occupational disease:

• industrial disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

Related Topics

• Accidents, Occupational

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Occupational disease:

• Agricultural Workers' Diseases
• Bird Fancier's Lung
• High Pressure Neurological Syndrome
• Inert Gas Narcosis
• Laboratory Infection
• Dermatitis, Occupational
• Pneumoconiosis
• Persian Gulf Syndrome
• Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
• Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Occupational disease

• disease

Source - WordNet 2.1

The following terms can be used for Occupational disease

• occupational disease /disorder

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Occupational disease

The following list attempts to classify Occupational disease into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Disorders of Environmental Origin
  • Occupational Diseases

Interesting Medical Articles:

• Symptoms of the Silent Killer Diseases
• Online Diagnosis
• Self Diagnosis Pitfalls
• Pitfalls of Online Diagnosis
• Research Your Symptoms
• Diseases & Medical Conditions
• Medical Diagnosis
• [Full list of premium articles on symptoms, diseases, and diagnosis]

Medical dictionaries:

• Medical dictionary,
• Medical Acronymns/Abbreviations

More Medical Dictionary Topics

Facet joint disease

Find out more

Search to find out more about Occupational disease:

powered by Search the Web Search wrongdiagnosis.com

 » Next page: Occupational disease /disorder

Rate This Website

What do you think about the features of this website? Take our user survey and have your say:

Website User Survey

Medical Tools & Articles:

Tools & Services:

• Bookmark this page
• Symptom Search
• Symptom Checker
• Medical Dictionary
• Give your feedback

Medical Articles:

• Disease & Treatments Search
• Misdiagnosis Center
• Full list of interesting articles

Forums & Message Boards

• Ask or answer a question at the Boards:
• I cannot get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for my condition?
• See all the Boards.

Enter your search terms Submit search form
Search The Web Search wrongdiagnosis.com

Common Health Mistakes

Symptom
Checker

Search Specialists by State and City