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Today's Terms
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH)
Definition:
The maximum environmental concentration of a
contaminant from which one could escape within 30 minutes without any escape-impairing symptoms or
irreversible health effects.
Mesothelioma
Definition:
A rare malignant tumor of the lung membrane which lines the chest and abdominal cavity. Malignant mesothelioma is a cancerous tumor of the pleura (lining of the lung and chest cavity) or peritoneum (lining of the abdomen) that is almost always caused by sustained exposure to asbestos.
Adenocarcinoma
Definition:
Adenocarcinoma of the lung is a type of lung cancer. Like other cancers, adenocarcinoma is the growth of abnormal cells. These cancerous cells multiply out of control, and form a tumor. As the tumor grows, it destroys parts of the lung. Eventually, the tumor's abnormal cells can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body, including the brain.
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