Pneumonia Definition
no͝o-mōnyə, nyo͝o-
pneumoniae
noun
Inflammation or infection of the alveoli of the lungs of varying degrees of severity and caused by bacteria, viruses, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- croupous pneumonia
- lung-fever
- lobar-pneumonia
- pneumonitis
Other Word Forms of Pneumonia
Noun
Singular:
pneumoniaPlural:
pneumoniasOrigin of Pneumonia
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New Latin from Greek pneumoniā lung disease alteration (influenced by pneuma breath) of pleumoniā from pleumōn lung pleu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonia, “lung disease"), from πνεύμων (pneumōn, “lung").
From Wiktionary
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