"popcorn lung" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: popcorn lungs [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|popcorn|lung}} popcorn + lung Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} popcorn lung (usually uncountable, plural popcorn lungs), {{tlb|en|medicine|colloquial}} (medicine, colloquial)
  1. (uncountable) Bronchiolitis obliterans. Tags: colloquial, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-popcorn_lung-en-noun-VXmS-e9L Disambiguation of Medicine: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (countable, rare) A lung affected by bronchiolitis obliterans. Tags: colloquial, countable, rare, usually Coordinate_terms: butanedione (english: the chemical that when inhaled causes popcorn lung), diacetyl (english: the chemical inhaled that causes popcorn lung), artificial butter flavour (english: the chemical inhaled that causes popcorn lung)
    Sense id: en-popcorn_lung-en-noun-FDjhqgd- Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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