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珪肺症 (keihaishou) Japanese meaning: silicosis | Kotomora

珪けい肺はい症しょう

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Meanings

1

silicosis

A lung disease caused by inhaling silica dust, often occupational. Medical term.

珪けい肺はい症しょうは、粉ふんじん作さ業ぎょうに長なが年ねん従じゅう事じした人ひとに多おおい職しょく業

ぎょう

病びょう

です

。

Silicosis is an occupational disease common among people who have worked in dusty environments for many years.

Kanji

珪jade scepter or tablet (authority symbol)
肺lungs
症symptoms, illness

Related words

塵じん肺ぱい
塵肺 is a broader term for pneumoconiosis caused by various types of dust, while 珪肺症 specifically refers to silicosis from silica dust.

Built from

珪けい肺はい+症しょう

Etymology

From 珪 (けい, 'silicon') + 肺 (はい, 'lung') + 症 (しょう, 'disease'). A modern medical compound.