Assertion: asbestosis | /r/HasProperty | a scarring of the lung tissue
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text: Once lodged in the lung tissue, these fibers can cause several serious diseases, including lung cancer, asbestosis (a scarring of the lung tissue) and mesothelioma (cancer of the lining of the lung cavity).
text: Asbestosis is the scarring of lung tissue (beginning around terminal bronchioles and alveolar ducts and extending into the alveolar walls) resulting from the inhalation of asbestos fibers.
text: Asbestosis - A lung disease first found in textile workers, asbestosis is a scarring of the lung tissue resulting from the production of growth factors that stimulate fibroblasts (the scar-producing lung cells) to proliferate and synthesize the scar tissue in response to injury by the inhaled fibers.
text: Asbestosis, a scarring of the lung tissue, impairs the lung's elasticity and inhibits its ability to exchange gases.
text: Asbestosis is the scarring of lung tissue resulting from the inhalation of asbestos fibers.