also: じんぱい
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.
Pneumoconiosis is an occupational disease caused by inhaling dust over a long period.
There are many pneumoconiosis patients among coal miners.
Standard medical spelling using the kanji 肺 (lung).
Alternate reading じんぱい is also used, though じんはい is more common.
Alternate spelling using 塵 (dust); less common but still seen in medical contexts.
Rare combination of the alternate kanji and reading.
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.