§97-62. "Silicosis" and "asbestosis" defined  


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  • The word "silicosis" shall mean the characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of dust of silica or silicates. "Asbestosis" shall mean a characteristic fibrotic condition of the lungs caused by the inhalation of asbestos dust.

(1935, c. 123.)