Assertion: asbestosis | /r/CapableOf | affect lung
Facets:
value: directly
type: MANNER
value: usually
type: TEMPORAL
value: diffusely
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Asbestosis diffusely affects the lungs, predominantly damaging the interstitium (the connective tissue between airspaces).
text: Asbestosis affects the lung directly.
text: Asbestosis is a chronic, inflammatory medical condition affecting the lungs.
text: Since asbestosis affects only the lungs, this is one way to differentiate it from other systemic diseases that also cause pulmonary fibrosis.
text: Both are caused by the inhalation of asbestos and they develop for a long period of time but mesothelioma can affect other parts of the body while asbestosis usually affects only the lungs.
text: Two of these, lung cancer and asbestosis, affect the lungs, while the third, mesothelioma, is a rare form of cancer that affects the lining of the thoracic and abdominal cavities.
text: Asbestosis is a long-term condition that affects the lungs.
text: Different from asbestosis, which affects the lung directly, in mesothelioma, the asbestos fibers accumulate in the lining of the lung, which is called the “pleura.