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pneu⋅mo⋅nia

  [noo-mohn-yuh, -moh-nee-uh, nyoo-]
–noun Pathology.
1. inflammation of the lungs with congestion.
2. Also called lobar pneumonia. an acute disease of the lungs, caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae and characterized by fever, a cough with blood-tinged phlegm, and difficult breathing.
Origin:
1595–1605; < NL < Gk pneumonía. See pneumon-, -ia
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pneumonia [(nuh-mohn-yuh)]

A disease characterized by inflammation of the lungs. Pneumonia can be caused by many factors, including bacterial infections, viral infections, and the inhalation of chemical irritants.

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Word Origin & History

pneumonia 
1603, from Mod.L., from Gk. pneumonia "inflammation of the lungs," from pneumon (gen. pneumonos) "lung," altered from pleumon "lung," lit. "floater," from PIE *pleu- "to flow, to swim" (see pulmonary). Alteration in Gk. perhaps by influence of pnein "to breathe."
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Main Entry: lobar pneumonia
Function: noun
: acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung characterized by sudden onset, chill, fever, difficulty in breathing,cough, and blood-stained sputum, marked by consolidation, and normally followed by resolution and return to normal of the lung tissue

Main Entry: pneu·mo·nia
Pronunciation: n(y)u-'mO-ny&
Function: noun
: a disease of the lungs characterized by inflammation andconsolidation followed by resolution and caused by infection or irritants —see BRONCHOPNEUMONIA, LOBAR PNEUMONIA, PRIMARY ATYPICALPNEUMONIA
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lobar pneumonia n.
Pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung, commonly due to infection by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

pneumonia pneu·mo·nia (n&oobreve;-mōn'yə, ny&oobreve;-)
n.
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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