silicosis
Medical term for a lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust, often associated with mining or construction work.
Silicosis is an occupational disease that develops from inhaling silica dust over a long period.
Miners are at high risk of silicosis.
silicosis
Standard kanji form for silicosis; 珪 is the common character for silicon in medical contexts.
Alternate kanji form using 硅, which is also used for silicon but less common than 珪 in Japanese medical terms.
Compound of 珪 (けい, 'silicon') and 肺 (はい, 'lung'), directly describing the condition. The kanji 珪 is used for silicon in medical and chemical contexts.