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bronchopneumonia

(bräŋ′kō no̵̅o̅ mōnyə, -nyo̵̅o̅-)

noun

inflammation of the bronchi accompanied by inflamed patches in the nearby lobules of the lungs

See bronchopneumonia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A pneumonia involving inflammation of the lungs that spreads from and after infection of the bronchi.

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