Meanings
nounoccupational disease (plural occupational diseases)
plural occupational diseases
- medicineAny ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity.
Synonyms & antonyms
noundisease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts)
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Translations
Chinese Cantonese 職業病 /职业病
- 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
- 職業病 /职业病 (zhíyèbìng)ailment that occurs as a result of work
Finnish työperäinen sairaus, ammattitauti
- työperäinen sairausailment that occurs as a result of work
- ammattitautiailment that occurs as a result of work
French maladie professionnelle
- maladie professionnelleailment that occurs as a result of work
German Berufskrankheit
- Berufskrankheitailment that occurs as a result of work
Japanese 職業病
- 職業病 (shokugyōbyō)ailment that occurs as a result of work
Polish choroba zawodowa
- choroba zawodowaailment that occurs as a result of work
Romanian boală profesională
- boală profesionalăailment that occurs as a result of work
Russian профессиона́льное заболева́ние
- профессиона́льное заболева́ние (professionálʹnoje zabolevánije)ailment that occurs as a result of work
Spanish enfermedad profesional
- enfermedad profesionalailment that occurs as a result of work
Thai โรคเหตุอาชีพ
- โรคเหตุอาชีพ (rôok-hèet-aa-chîip)ailment that occurs as a result of work
Turkish meslek hastalığı
- meslek hastalığıailment that occurs as a result of work
Vietnamese bệnh nghề nghiệp
- bệnh nghề nghiệpailment that occurs as a result of work
Cite this entry
APA
occupational disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupational%20disease
MLA
“occupational disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupational%20disease. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occupational disease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occupational%20disease.
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