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ɪk, nyʊ- adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
2.
pertaining to or affected with pneumonia.
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pneumonic (njuːˈmɒnɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary |
| 2. | of or relating to pneumonia |
| [C17: from New Latin pneumonicus, from Greek, from pneumon lung] | |
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Medical Dictionary
pneumonic pneu·mon·ic (n&oobreve;-mŏn'ĭk, ny&oobreve;-)
adj.
Relating to, affected by, or similar to pneumonia.
Of, affecting, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary.
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Example sentences
Patients with pneumonic plague should be strictly isolated from caregivers and other patients.
When the infection involves the lungs, the disease is called pneumonic plague.
It takes three forms: pneumonic, bubonic, and septicemic.
The three principal clinical presentations of plague are bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic.
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