[えきじん, ekijin] (n) (See 疫病神) god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
[ごほう, gohou] (n) (1) { Buddh } defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; (2) defence of the constitution; (3) religious power to dispel demons and diseases
[さんあく;さんなく;さんまく, san'aku ; sannaku ; sanmaku] (n) (1) (abbr) { Buddh } (See 三悪道・さんあくどう) the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell; (2) (さんあく only) three evils (e.g. prostitution, drugs and venereal diseases)
[さんだいしっぺい, sandaishippei] (n) three major diseases (cancer, cerebral stroke, acute myocardial infarction)
[よんだいこうがいびょう, yondaikougaibyou] (n) (See 水俣病, 第二水俣病, 四日市ぜんそく, イタイイタイ病) the four major pollution-caused illnesses (Minamata disease, Niigata Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai-itai disease); four big pollution diseases of Japan
[じしつ, jishitsu] (n) infections or diseases of the ear
[しょうにびょう, shounibyou] (n) childhood diseases; (P)
[せいじんびょう, seijinbyou] (n) adult diseases; (P)
[てきおうしょう, tekioushou] (n) diseases for which a particular medicine is indicated
[とうじがゆ, toujigayu] (n) azuki bean rice gruel eaten on the day of the winter solstice (to chase away demons that spread contagious diseases)