pneumonia


Definition: Meaning of, pneumonia in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / njuːˈməʊnɪə /

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  1. a serious illness that affects your lungs and makes it difficult for you to breathe
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pneumonia used in phrases

  • anthrax pneumonia (noun)
    1. chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis; initial symptoms are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse
  • aspiration pneumonia (noun)
    1. anaesthesia or drunkenness or seizure or cardiac arrest inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on vomitus; may occur during unconsciousness
  • atypical pneumonia (noun)
    1. an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults
  • bronchial pneumonia (noun)
    1. pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
  • brooder pneumonia (noun)
    1. severe respiratory disease of birds that takes the form of an acute rapidly fatal pneumonia in young chickens and turkeys
  • double pneumonia (noun)
    1. lobar pneumonia involving both lungs
  • interstitial plasma cell pneumonia (noun)
    1. as AIDS victims pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems
  • interstitial pneumonia (noun)
    1. chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of the lungs
  • lobar pneumonia (noun)
    1. pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection
  • mycoplasmal pneumonia (noun)
    1. an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults
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