noun | A lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust, causing inflammation in the lungs.
I had trouble breathing and my doctor diagnosed me with pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
by Nev14h November 25, 2022
what the fuck even is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?
by rhombicosidodecahedronfan100 November 1, 2020
A lung disease contracted by the inhalation of very fine silica particles, especially from a volcano.
by EmphasizedWords November 20, 2018
An obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
Scientist 1: We've just discovered a new disease, what should we call it.
Scientist 2: I say we go for a record.
Scientist 1: What record?
Scientist 2: Longest word.
Scientist 1: What should we call it?
Scientist 2: I suppose Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
Scientist: Yeah, that is a record.
Scientist 2: I say we go for a record.
Scientist 1: What record?
Scientist 2: Longest word.
Scientist 1: What should we call it?
Scientist 2: I suppose Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
Scientist: Yeah, that is a record.
by XeNo_goin-_-___ May 1, 2020
I had trouble breathing and my doctor diagnosed me with pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
by SCR50M October 25, 2022