bronchopneumonia
noun
bron·cho·pneu·mo·nia
ˌbräŋ-(ˌ)kō-n(y)u̇-ˈmō-nyə 
-n(y)ü
: pneumonia involving many relatively small areas of lung tissue
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Gardner died of bronchopneumonia in 1990 at age 67.
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Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Ex-president Bolsonaro has been serving his sentence under house arrest for health reasons since last month, when he was rushed from prison to hospital with bronchopneumonia.
—CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The autopsy attributed Patton’s cause of death to acute bacterial bronchopneumonia complicating an influenza A infection, with methadone use as a contributing factor.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Exams confirmed bronchopneumonia, a type of pneumonia, likely caused by aspiration.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Exams confirmed bronchopneumonia, a type of pneumonia, likely caused by aspiration.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Casaro died Monday night in a hospital in his native Treviso, Italy, after being admitted days earlier with bronchopneumonia, the Italian news service RAI reported.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
The medical examiner also noted the boy had a severe bloodstream infection caused by bacteria streptococcus, as well as bronchopneumonia.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 July 2025
Both children had a previous history of bronchopneumonia, the newspaper said.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
Ex-president Bolsonaro has been serving his sentence under house arrest for health reasons since last month, when he was rushed from prison to hospital with bronchopneumonia.
—CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The autopsy attributed Patton’s cause of death to acute bacterial bronchopneumonia complicating an influenza A infection, with methadone use as a contributing factor.
—Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
Exams confirmed bronchopneumonia, a type of pneumonia, likely caused by aspiration.
—Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
Exams confirmed bronchopneumonia, a type of pneumonia, likely caused by aspiration.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Casaro died Monday night in a hospital in his native Treviso, Italy, after being admitted days earlier with bronchopneumonia, the Italian news service RAI reported.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
The medical examiner also noted the boy had a severe bloodstream infection caused by bacteria streptococcus, as well as bronchopneumonia.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 30 July 2025
Both children had a previous history of bronchopneumonia, the newspaper said.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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bronchopneumonia
noun
bron·cho·pneu·mo·nia
ˌbräŋ-(ˌ)kō-n(y)u̇-ˈmō-nyə
: pneumonia involving many relatively small areas of lung tissue
called also bronchial pneumonia, lobular pneumonia
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