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Pneumonia is an imflammation of the lungs and causes coughing, fever, difficulty breathing and congestion. (noun)

An example of pneumonia is an inflammation caused by bacteria or a virus that leaves someone coughing and with a fever for a couple of weeks.

See pneumonia in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

inflammation or infection of the alveoli of the lungs of varying degrees of severity and caused by bacteria, viruses, etc.

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pneumonic adjective

See pneumonia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(no͝o-mōnˈyə, nyo͝o-)

noun

An acute or chronic disease marked by inflammation of the lungs and caused by viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms and sometimes by physical and chemical irritants.

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