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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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American Heritage
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
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.
Plague can exist in different forms, bubonic and pneumonic plague.
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