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矽肺

Word · Noun

old term for silicosis

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noun

old term for silicosis; pneumoconiosis

A historical medical term for a lung disease caused by long-term inhalation of silica dust, now commonly referred to as 硅肺.

Cháng长
qī期
xī吸
rù入
fěn粉
chén尘
huì会
dǎo导
zhì致
xī矽
fèi肺
 。

Long-term inhalation of dust can lead to silicosis.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
kuàng矿
gōng工
huàn患
yǒu有
yán严
zhòng重
de的
xī矽
fèi肺
 。

This old miner suffers from severe silicosis.

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Xī矽
fèi肺
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
zhí职
yè业
bìng病
 。

Silicosis is a common occupational disease.