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Definition of Occupational Disease
(noun) A disease caused by conditions of one’s occupation, such as exposure to toxic substances or repetitive motion.
Example of Occupational Disease
- Office and factory workers are at risk for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Occupational Disease Pronunciation
Syllabification: oc·cu·pa·tion·al dis·ease
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /ahk-yuh-pAY-shuhn-l di-zEEz/
- British English – /ok-yu-pAY-shuh-nuhl di-zEEz/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ɑkjəˈpeɪʃənəl dɪˈziz/
- British English – /ˌɒkju(ː)ˈpeɪʃənl dɪˈziːz/
Usage Notes
- Plural: occupational diseases
- An occupational disease can lead to a disability.
- Also called industrial disease.
Additional Information
- Medical Sociology Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “occupational” and “disease” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
Related Terms
- acute disease
- chronic disease
- disease
- endemic disease
- environmental racism
- epidemiology
- globalization
- health
- senescence
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Cite the Definition of Occupational Disease
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “occupational disease.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 16, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/occupational-disease/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
occupational disease. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/occupational-disease/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “occupational disease.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/occupational-disease/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“occupational disease.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 16 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/occupational-disease/>.