pneu·mo·nia (n -m n y , ny-)n. An acute or chronic disease marked by inflammation of the lungs and caused by viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms and sometimes by physical and chemical irritants. [New Latin, from Greek pneumoni  , lung disease, alteration (influenced by pneuma, breath) of pleumoni, from pleumn, lung; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.] |
pneumonia [njuːˈməʊnɪə]
n
(Medicine / Pathology) inflammation of one or both lungs, in which the air sacs (alveoli) become filled with liquid, which renders them useless for breathing. It is usually caused by bacterial (esp pneumococcal) or viral infection
[New Latin from Greek from pneumōn lung]
| pneumonia (n-mny) An acute or chronic disease marked by inflammation of the lungs, especially an infectious disease caused by viruses, bacteria, or other pathogens, such as mycoplasmas. Individuals with pneumonia often have abnormal chest x-rays that show areas with fluid in the infected part of the lungs. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  pneumonia - respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritantsrespiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory system bronchial pneumonia, bronchopneumonia - pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles lobar pneumonia - pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection pneumococcal pneumonia - pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus interstitial plasma cell pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, pneumocystis pneumonia, pneumocytosis - pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) pleuropneumonia - pleurisy and pneumonia viral pneumonia - pneumonia caused by a virus |
Translations
pneumonia
n → Lungenentzündung f
n pneumonia [njuˈməuniə]
an illness in which the lungs become inflamed. longontsteking إلْتِهاب رِئَوي пневмония zápal plic lungebetændelse die Lungenentzündung πνευμονία pulmonía, neumonía kopsupõletik ذات الریه keuhkokuume pneumonie דַלֶקֶת רֵיאוֹת न्यूमोनिया upala pluća tüdőgyulladás pneumonia, radang paru-paru lungnabólga polmonite 肺炎 폐렴 plaučių uždegimas plaušu karsonis pneumonia longontsteking lungebetennelse zapalenie płuc pneumonia pneumonie пневмония zápal pľúc pljučnica upala pluća lunginflammation โรคปอดบวม zatürre 肺炎 запалення легень, пневмонія پھيپھڑے کا ورم viêm phổi 肺炎
pneumonia → مرض ذات الرئة zápal plic lungebetændelse Lungenentzündung πνευμονία neumonía keuhkokuume pneumonie upala pluća polmonite 肺炎 폐렴 longontsteking lungebetennelse zapalenie płuc pneumonia воспаление легких lunginflammation โรคปอดบวม zatürre bệnh viêm phổi 肺炎
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