also: じんぱい
noun
pneumoconiosis
Medical term for a group of lung diseases caused by inhaling mineral dust, such as coal dust or silica. Often used in occupational health contexts.
じん肺は、粉じんを長期間吸い込むことで発症する職業病です。
Pneumoconiosis is an occupational disease caused by inhaling dust over a long period.
炭鉱労働者にじん肺の患者が多い。
There are many pneumoconiosis patients among coal miners.
Alternate spelling using 塵 (dust); less common but still seen in medical contexts.
Rare combination of the alternate kanji and reading.
じん肺症 is a longer, more formal medical term for pneumoconiosis, while じん肺 is the standard shorter form.
Compound of 塵 (じん, 'dust') and 肺 (はい, 'lung'), literally 'dust lung'. The reading じんぱい is a variant with rendaku-like voicing, though the exact derivation is uncertain.