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Pneumonia

Pneumonia Meaning & Definition
Pneumonia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pneumonia?

[n] respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pneumonia:

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See Also | bronchial pneumonia | bronchopneumonia | interstitial plasma cell pneumonia | lobar pneumonia | pleuropneumonia | pneumococcal pneumonia | pneumocystis carinii pneumonia | pneumocystis pneumonia | pneumocytosis | respiratory disease | respiratory disorder | viral pneumonia

Pneumonia In Webster's Dictionary

\Pneu*mo"ni*a\ (n[-u]*m[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. pneymoni`a, fr. pney`mwn, pl. pney`mones the lungs, also, pley`mwn, which is perh. the original form. Cf. {Pneumatio}, {Pulmonary}.] (Med.) Inflammation of the lungs. Note: {Catarrhal pneumonia}, or {Broncho-pneumonia}, is inflammation of the lung tissue, associated with catarrh and with marked evidences of inflammation of bronchial membranes, often chronic; -- also called {lobular pneumonia}, from its affecting single lobules at a time. {Croupous pneumonia}, or ordinary pneumonia, is an acute affection characterized by sudden onset with a chill, high fever, rapid course, and sudden decline; -- also called {lobar pneumonia}, from its affecting a whole lobe of the lung at once. See under {Croupous}. {Fibroid pneumonia} is an inflammation of the interstitial connective tissue lying between the lobules of the lungs, and is very slow in its course, producing shrinking and atrophy of the lungs.

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