| primary atypical pneumonia n. An acute infectious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, often in association with a virus, and characterized by fever, coughing, sore throat, and muscle pain. |
primary atypical pneumonia n.
An acute systemic disease with involvement of the lungs, caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae and marked by high fever and cough. Also called atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia.