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PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS [1 record]

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Record 1 2022-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases - Various
  • Respiratory System
DEF

Any of many lung diseases caused by the inhalation of a variety of organic or inorganic dusts or chemical irritants, usually over a prolonged period of time.

CONT

The disease appears in different forms, depending on the type of dust you inhale. One of the most common forms is black lung disease, also known as miner's lung. It's caused by breathing in coal dust. Another is brown lung, which comes from working around dust from cotton or other fibers. Other types of dusts that can cause pneumoconiosis include silica and asbestos. Diacetyl, the compound used to give movie popcorn its buttery flavor, also can lead to the disease. This is known as popcorn lung.

OBS

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis: A word invented ... in imitation of polysyllabic medical terms, alleged to mean "a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine sand and ash dust" but occurring only as an instance of a very long word.

Key term(s)
  • pneumokoniosis
  • pneumonokoniosis
  • pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanokoniosis

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines diverses
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Ensemble des affections bronchopulmonaires dues à l'inhalation prolongée de poussières minérales ou organiques [...]

OBS

[...] la dénomination de ces affections varie selon la nature des particules en cause : silicose (silice), sidérose (fer), byssinose (coton), bagassose (canne à sucre), etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas varias
  • Aparato respiratorio
DEF

Nombre genérico aplicado a ciertas enfermedades crónicas producidas por el polvo de diversas substancias minerales, como carbón, hierro, sílice o calcio; las padecen, por ejemplo, los mineros, canteros o picapedreros, o los que trabajan en la elaboración del tabaco.

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