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pneumonic
[ noo-mon-ik, nyoo- ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
- pertaining to or affected with pneumonia.
pneumonic
/ njuːˈmɒnɪk /
adjective
- of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary
- of or relating to pneumonia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pneumonic1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pneumonic1
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Example Sentences
First, bubonic (rhymes with pneumonic but is altogether different) is a local infection sequestered in a lymph node.
The patient has been described by some reports as having “bubonic” plague and by others as having developed the “pneumonic” form.
The increased mortality was undoubtedly due to unsuspected plague cases of either the pneumonic or the septicemic type.
Pneumonia Phylacogen has been found to be a dependable means of preventing and treating pneumonic complications of Influenza.
Some cases were fatal in a few days, either from the intensity of the fever or from pneumonic complication.
In pneumonic cases the bacillus may be found in the sputum of the patient.
It occurs in several forms, of which the bubonic and the pneumonic are the most common.
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