肺はい患かん

noun

lung disease; pulmonary illness

Medical term for any disease or disorder of the lungs. Often used in clinical contexts; compare with 肺病 (はいびょう), which is a more general or older term for lung ailments.

See also: 肺病

• 喫きつ煙えんは肺はい患かんのリスクを高たかめる。

  Smoking increases the risk of lung disease.

• 彼かれは長なが年ねんの肺はい患かんで入にゅう院いんしている。

  He has been hospitalized for many years with a lung disease.