progressive loss:
(1847)

1. Loss that spreads or becomes more expensive to repair over time.

2. Late-manifesting harm that is related to an event that caused immediate harm, worsens overtime, and is not catalyzed by any additional causative agent.  *  A classic example is asbestosis, a disease that manifests long after exposure to asbestos fibers. [1]

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