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popcorn lung

popcorn lung noun: bronchiolitis obliterans.

Noun

popcorn lung (usually uncountable, plural popcorn lungs)

  1. (colloquial, usually) Bronchiolitis obliterans.
  2. (colloquial, countable, rare, usually) A lung affected by bronchiolitis obliterans.

Forms of popcorn lung

pluralpopcorn lungs

Origin of popcorn lung

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.

Questions about popcorn lung

What does popcorn lung mean?
Popcorn lung means bronchiolitis obliterans.
What part of speech is popcorn lung?
Popcorn lung is a noun.
What is the plural of popcorn lung?
The plural of popcorn lung is popcorn lungs.

Words near popcorn lung in the dictionary

  1. popcorn effect
  2. popcorn effects
  3. popcorn film
  4. popcorn films
  5. popcorn flower
  6. popcorn lung
  7. popcorn lungs
  8. popcorn movie
  9. popcorn movies
  10. popcorn noise
  11. popcorn pisser

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