double pneumonia

noun

: pneumonia affecting both lungs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

From an ankle injury to double pneumonia, Madeline Curtsinger has battled her fair share of adversity during her sophomore basketball season at Bullitt East High School. —Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2023

The disease sent Snipes to a hospital with double pneumonia, and symptoms of long-COVID-19 that include fatigue, headaches, chest pain, brain fog, joint pain and difficulty breathing linger to this day, requiring the use of an oxygen tank. —USA Today, 15 May 2022

After being hospitalized for 55 days, his heart stopped at 1:33 a.m. on April 19, ending his battle with diabetes, double pneumonia and Valley Fever, Luna said. —Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2022

His hair was gray, and a bout of double pneumonia had brought him close to death. —Sam Sweet, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Jan. 2022

Patrick Reed, whose tough short game has been key for the Americans in the last three Ryder Cups, was hospitalized for five days for double pneumonia in the lower lobes of his lungs. —BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2021

And in a shaking voice, a hospital-clinic administrator in rural Utah described how she had been pummeled by double pneumonia and sepsis after choosing not to get vaccinated. —BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021

And in a shaking voice, a hospital-clinic administrator in rural Utah described how she had been pummeled by double pneumonia and sepsis after choosing not to get vaccinated. —BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021

And in a shaking voice, a hospital-clinic administrator in rural Utah described how she had been pummeled by double pneumonia and sepsis after choosing not to get vaccinated. —BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

double pneumonia

noun

: pneumonia involving both lungs

Medical Definition

double pneumonia

noun

: pneumonia affecting both lungs