MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

RESPIRATORY

FIBROTIC LUNG DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
what is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
A
lung disease
B
lung cancer
C
a laughing matter
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -a name that has been invented for a lung disease caused by breathing in very small pieces of ash or dust: The longest word in English, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis-a chronic lung disease caused by the inhalation of fine silicate or quartz dust.

Detailed explanation-2: -This 45-letter word, referred to as “P45", first appeared in the 1939 supplement to the Merriam-Webster New International Dictionary, Second Edition.

Detailed explanation-3: -A long-term cough. Coughing up large amounts of mucus. Feeling short of breath. 31-Jan-2022

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