Iron-containing bodies

Japanese: 含鉄小体 - がんてつしょうたい
Iron-containing bodies

...Asbestosis progresses insidiously and slowly, and the initial symptoms are a dry cough and shortness of breath on exertion. Iron-containing bodies (or asbestos bodies) are found in the phlegm of people who inhale asbestos dust. Asbestosis is known to be associated with lung cancer and pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma, and in recent years these malignant tumors have often been the cause of death. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "iron-containing bodies" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…石綿症の進行は潜行性で緩徐であり,初期の自覚症状は痰を伴わない咳と労作時息切れである。痰の中の含鉄小体(または石綿小体)が石綿粉塵吸入者にみられる。石綿症には,肺癌と胸膜・腹膜中皮腫の合併が知られており,最近ではこれらの悪性腫瘍が死因となることが多い。…

※「含鉄小体」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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