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pneumonia

5 entries found.


Main Entry:
pneu·mo·nia 
          Listen to the pronunciation of pneumonia
Pronunciation:
\nu̇-ˈmō-nyə, nyu̇-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
New Latin, from Greek, from pneumōn lung, alteration of pleumōn — more at pulmonary
Date:
1603
: a disease of the lungs characterized especially by inflammation and consolidation of lung tissue followed by resolution and by fever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathing and that is caused especially by infection


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