occupational disease

noun

1. Also called industrial disease. a disease caused by the conditions or hazards of a particular occupation.
2. a trait or tendency that develops among members of a particular profession:

   Cynicism was thought to be an occupational disease of reporters.

occupational disease

1. A disease that is caused by a person's line of work, or occupation. A common occupational disease is carpal tunnel syndrome , which results from repetitive motion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of occupational disease¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

If 'cedar asthma,' the shingle weaver's occupational disease, does not get him, the steel will.

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Telepaths do go insane—it's sort of an occupational disease.

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The solicitor has passed upon other cases of occupational disease, with some decidedly interesting results.

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We've got an occupational disease to fight—progressive mental myopia.

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