like the word..... pnumonoultramicroscopicsilycovolcanoeconiosis..... wich means black lung disease....hmmmm.... i doubt i will ever know
2006-11-04 05:05:28 · 9 answers · asked by jellybeanluver92 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
thats not a word...its pneumosilicosis pneumo meaning lung and silicosis meaning condition resulting from crystals of minerals
2006-11-04 05:09:03 · answer #1 · answered by David B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technical words are used to denote specific things. As in your black lung decease reference. It is denote a specific condition. There are thousands of conditions, and this tells you exactly which one it is. And to which part of the body it refers. Only people in the profession that use it can readily understand what it means. But if you break it down, you can too.
Most people use big words to impress others. But when speaking to people with a limited understanding of those words thy loose the edge they were seeking. Or they simply stop the other person in their tracks. No one wants to look stupid, so they just walk away. Or punch out the offender.
Your word by the way... Pnumo,=lungs. mono =singular. Ultra= extreme. Microscopic=too small for the naked eye to see. Silyc = Silica or glass. You did not finish the word so I can not finish the translation.
2006-11-04 05:20:30 · answer #2 · answered by It All Matters.~☺♥ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's called prefix and suffix...
Medical terms and pharmaceutical terms are created using the prefix or the suffix for the latin words for the body part they effect, heal or treat.
Cardura = Heart medication Cardio + Dura basically it means to keep your heart beating...
Glucophage = Gluco + Phage Gluco is sugar and phage is control.
pnumonoultramicroscopicsilycov Having absolutely no idea what this means as I have never heard of it as a medical term or condition, in breaking it up I can tell you that it has something to do with the lungs and breathing from pnumo. something to do with an advanced form of something internal from both ultra and microscopic but no idea what silycov is? Do you mean silicosis? That is a long term lack of or over exposure to... silica dust in the body...
2006-11-04 05:16:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a disticnt reason that words that are complex and technical are the way they are---
In most cases the words you are speaking of carry extreme bodies of information that are very desciptive and explanatary in the very use OF them.....which--by their use--saves a lot of lengthy adjectives and other words !! Verbal shorthand as it were !!!
2006-11-04 05:22:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually medical words or names for medical conditions are derived from the Greek language. they are just using the proper medical term instead of the popular name.
2006-11-04 05:16:11 · answer #5 · answered by bbking48507 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jargon gives a sense of power and control over people who are not aware of the real details
2006-11-04 05:28:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
leaving out the fact that words can be the greatest thing, most people use big words to make things sound better (euphimism) and sound more intelligent (sharp-witted). get it?
2006-11-04 05:18:01 · answer #7 · answered by disco ball 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No idea either Im afraid, maybe its because they want to sound clever, who knows xxx
2006-11-04 05:08:14 · answer #8 · answered by sammie_wammie1971 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This make people more knowledgeable...
2006-11-04 05:15:58 · answer #9 · answered by heyy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋