Phrase guide

occupational disease

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: industrial disease

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disease

History

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 職業病 /职业病 (zik1 jip6 beng6) — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • Chinese Mandarin: 職業病 /职业病 (zhíyèbìng) — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • Finnish: työperäinen sairaus — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • Finnish: ammattitauti — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • French: maladie professionnelle — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • German: Berufskrankheit — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • Japanese: 職業病 (shokugyōbyō) — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • Polish: choroba zawodowa — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • Romanian: boală profesională — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • Russian: профессиона́льное заболева́ние (professionálʹnoje zabolevánije) — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • Spanish: enfermedad profesional — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • Thai: โรคเหตุอาชีพ (rôok-hèet-aa-chîip) — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • Turkish: meslek hastalığı — ailment that occurs as a result of work
  • Vietnamese: bệnh nghề nghiệp — ailment that occurs as a result of work