pneumonia
pneu·mo·nia
noun \nu̇-ˈmō-nyə, nyu̇-\Definition of PNEUMONIA
: 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
Examples of PNEUMONIA
- He caught pneumonia over the winter.
Origin of PNEUMONIA
New Latin, from Greek, from pneumōn lung, alteration of pleumōn — more at pulmonary
First Known Use: 1603
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