pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
noun[U]
uk/njuːˌməʊ.nəʊˌʌl.trə.maɪ.krəˌskɒp.ɪkˌsɪl.ɪ.kəʊ.vɒl.keɪ.nəʊ.kɒn.iˈəʊ.sɪs/us/nuːˌmə.noʊˌʌl.trə.maɪ.krəˌskɑː.pɪkˌsɪl.ɪ.koʊ.vɑːlˌkeɪ.noʊ.kɑː.niˈoʊ.sɪs/anamethat has beeninventedfor alungdiseasecausedbybreathingin verysmallpiecesofashordust:
超微粒硅酸盐尘埃沉着症，火山矽肺病Thelongestword inEnglish,accordingto theOxfordEnglishDictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - achroniclungdiseasecausedby theinhalationoffinesilicateorquartzdust.根据《牛津英语词典》，英语中最长的单词是pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis，一种因吸入细小的硅酸盐或石英粉尘而引起的慢性肺部疾病。
- Pneumono refers to thelung. Ultrameansextremely,microscopicmeanstiny,silicaissand,volcanoisself-evident, and coniosis isscarring. Put them all together and you have what the OEDrecognizesas thelongestword in theEnglishlanguage, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
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- hyperventilate
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- sore throat
- strep throat
- stuffiness
- tubercular
- upper airway resistance syndrome
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