pneu·mo·nia

pneu·mo·nia
/nʊˈmoʊnjə, Brit njuˈməʊnjə/ noun [noncount]
medical : a serious disease that affects the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe

He caught/contracted pneumonia over the winter.

Her father died from/of double pneumonia. [=pneumonia in both lungs]


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  • pneu|mo|nia — «noo MOHN yuh, MOH nee uh; nyoo », noun. 1. a disease in which the lung or lungs are inflamed. Pneumonia is caused by a bacterium or virus. It is often an acute infection of the lung accompanied by high fever, pain, and a severe cough. Pneumonia… …   Useful english dictionary

  • bron|cho|pneu|mo|nia — «BRONG koh noo MOHN yuh, MOH nee uh; nyoo », noun. inflammation of the lungs usually beginning with inflammation of the terminal bronchioles. ╂[< Greek brónchos windpipe] …   Useful english dictionary

  • pleu|ro|pneu|mo|nia-like organism — «PLUR oh noo MOHN yuh LYK, MOH nee uh ; nyoo », any one of the filterable microorganisms resembling both viruses and bacteria that cause such diseases as primary atypical pneumonia and pleuropneumonia of cattle; mycoplasma. Abbr: PPLO (no… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pleu|ro|pneu|mo|nia — «PLUR oh noo MOHN yuh, MOH nee uh; nyoo », noun. 1. pneumonia complicated with pleurisy. 2. an infectious disease of cattle characterized by inflammation of both the pleura and the lungs, caused by a mycoplasma …   Useful english dictionary

  • pneu — an·ti·pneu·mo·coc·cus; di·pneu·mone; di·pneu·mo·nes; di·pneu·mo·no·morph; di·pneu·mo·no·mor·phae; di·pneu·mo·nous; elec·tro·pneu·mat·ic; mono·pneu·mo·na; pan·pneu·ma·tism; pneu; pneu·ma; pneu·mat·i·cal; pneu·mat·i·cal·ly; pneu·ma·tic·i·ty;… …   English syllables

  • nia — abro·nia; abu·lo·ma·nia; acap·nia; ac·ro·ma·nia; ad·an·so·nia; ag·lao·zo·nia; ag·ri·mo·nia; agryp·nia; al·ba·nia; al·go·lag·nia; al·li·o·nia; al·sto·nia; am·mo·nia; amoe·bo·tae·nia; am·phi·cra·nia; am·so·nia; amy·o·to·nia; an·ax·o·nia;… …   English syllables

  • pneumonia — pneu·mo·nia …   English syllables

  • Pneumonie — Pneu|moni̲e̲ [aus gr. πνευμονια = Lungensucht] w; , ...i̱en, in fachspr. Fügungen: Pneu|mo̱nia*, Mehrz.: ...iae: „Lungenentzündung“, Bezeichnung für alle durch Bakterien, Viren und Pilze verursachten herdförmigen und diffusen Entzündungen in der… …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • pneumonia — pneu|mo|nia [ nu mouniə ] noun uncount a serious illness affecting your lungs that makes it difficult for you to breathe …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pneumonia — pneu•mo•nia [[t]nʊˈmoʊn yə, ˈmoʊ ni ə, nyʊ [/t]] n. 1) pat inflammation of the lungs with congestion 2) pat an acute infection of the lungs caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605; < NL < Gk pneumonía …   From formal English to slang

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