What is the Tagalog of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis in Tagalog (nonce word) A factitious disease of the lungs, allegedly caused by inhaling microscopic silicate particles originating from eruption of a volcano.

What is the meaning of word pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

What is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis? noun | A lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust, causing inflammation in the lungs. Due to the length of the word it is often abbreviated by language buffs to p45 (i.e. 45 characters).

How is pneumoconiosis related to a volcano?

A volcano is a vent in the earth’s crust that expels ash, lava, and silica. Pneumoconiosis is a general term for a chronic lung disease. Putting it all together, you get a very long word that refers to a lung disease caused by silica (which can be found in a volcano).

What does pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis mean in English Dictionary?

Usage notes. The Oxford English Dictionary lists pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis as “a factitious word alleged to mean ‘a lung disease caused by inhalation of very fine silica dust usually found in volcanos’ but occurring chiefly as an instance of a very long word”.

What is the meaning of the word volcano?

Volcano – a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapour, and gas are or have been erupted from the earth’s crust. Coniosis- a disease state caused by the inhalation of dust, such as byssinosis or pneumoconiosis.

What does pneumoconiosis mean in medical terms?

An invented long word said to mean a lung disease caused by inhaling very fine ash and sand dust. ‘Pneumono­ultra­microscopic­silica­volcano­coniosis is a form of the illness pneumo­coni­osis, caused by the inhalation of a fine silica dust found in most volcanoes.’