MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

RESPIRATORY

FIBROTIC LUNG DISEASE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
what is the correct spelling
A
pnumonoultraicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
B
pneumonoultramicroscopisilicovolcanoconiosis
C
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
D
pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcoconiosis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis (/ˌnjuːmənoʊˌʌltrəˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪkˌsɪlɪkoʊvɒlˌkeɪnoʊˌkoʊniˈoʊsɪs/ ( listen)) is a 45-letter made-up word coined in 1935 by the then president of the National Puzzlers’ League, Everett M. Smith.

Detailed explanation-2: -Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word entered in the most trusted English dictionaries. The definition is “a lung disease caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust."

Detailed explanation-3: -While pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is an actual medical term, most people will never hear a doctor (attempt to) say this absurdly long word. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is an obscure term that some people claim to be one of the longest words in the English language.

Detailed explanation-4: -Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis Pronunciation It is pronounced pneu·mo·no·ul·tra·mi·cro·scop·ic·sil·i·co·vol·ca·no·co·ni·o·sis.

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