pneumonic

[noo-mon-ik, nyoo-]

pneu·mon·ic

[noo-mon-ik, nyoo-]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
2.
pertaining to or affected with pneumonia.

Origin:
1665–75; < Neo-Latin pneumonicus < Greek pneumonikós. See pneumon-, -ic

post·pneu·mon·ic, adjective

mnemonic, pneumonic.
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pneumonic (njuːˈmɒnɪk)
 
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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pneumonic pneu·mon·ic (n&oobreve;-mŏn'ĭk, ny&oobreve;-)
adj.

  1. Relating to, affected by, or similar to pneumonia.

  2. Of, affecting, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary.

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