building-related illness

building-related illness
building-related illness 'bil-diŋ-ri-'lāt-əd- n a clinically diagnosable disease or condition (as Legionnaires' disease or an allergic reaction) caused by a microorganism or substance demonstrably present in a building abbr. BRI compare sick building syndrome

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