Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

popcorn lung

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
pop-corn lung
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bronchiolitis obliterans.

Colloquial; Uncountable

noun

A lung affected by bronchiolitis obliterans.

Colloquial; Countable

Etymology

From popcorn + lung. So called because an outbreak at a popcorn factory led to the recommendation of respiratory protection for all workers in microwave popcorn production.

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

popcorn lungs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

butanedione diacetyl artificial butter flavour

Questions

What does popcorn lung mean?
Bronchiolitis obliterans.
Where does popcorn lung come from?
From popcorn + lung. So called because an outbreak at a popcorn factory led to the recommendation of respiratory protection for all workers in microwave popcorn production.

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