Long, pliable, cohesive natural or manufactured filaments of various lengths. They form the structure of some minerals. The medical significance lies in their potential ability to cause various types of PNEUMOCONIOSIS (e.g., ASBESTOSIS) after occupational or environmental exposure. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p708)
    

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Toxic and biomedical effects of fibers : asbestos, talc, inorganic fibers, man-made vitreous fibers, and organic fibers / by Paul Gross, Daniel C. Braun.

Biological effects of man-made mineral fibres : proceedings of a WHO/IARC Conference, in association with JEMRB and TIMA, Copenhagen, 20-22 April 1982.

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Toxic and biomedical effects of fibers : asbestos, talc, inorganic fibers, man-made vitreous fibers, and organic fibers / by Paul Gross, Daniel C. Braun.

Biological effects of man-made mineral fibres : proceedings of a WHO/IARC Conference, in association with JEMRB and TIMA, Copenhagen, 20-22 April 1982.