pneumonia

pneu·mo·nia

 (no͝o-mōn′yə, nyo͝o-)

n.

An acute or chronic disease marked by inflammation of the lungs, usually caused by a bacterium, virus, or other infectious agent.

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[New Latin, from Greek pneumoniā, lung disease, alteration (influenced by pneuma, breath) of pleumoniā, from pleumōn, lung; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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pneumonia

(njuːˈməʊnɪə)

n

(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

[C17: New Latin from Greek from pneumōn lung]

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pneu•mo•nia

(nʊˈmoʊn yə, -ˈmoʊ ni ə, nyʊ-)

n.

1. inflammation of the lungs with congestion.

2. an acute infection of the lungs caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae.

[1595–1605; < New Latin < Greek pneumonía]

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pneu·mo·nia

(no͝o-mōn′yə)

Any of several infections resulting in inflammation of the lungs, caused by bacteria or viruses.

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pneumonia

Inflammation of the lungs most often due to viral or bacterial infection. It may be accompanied by pleurisy.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pneumonia - respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants respiratory 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

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Translations

إلْتِهاب رِئَويذَاتِ الرِّئَة

zápal plicpneumonie

lungebetændelse

Lungenentzündung

πνευμονία

neumonía

keuhkokuumepneumonia

pneumonie

upala pluća

tüdõgyulladás

lungnabólga

polmonite

肺炎

폐렴

plaučių uždegimas

plaušu karsonis

longontsteking

lungebetennelse

zapalenie płuc

pneumonia

пневмониявоспаление легких

zápal pľúc

pljučnica

lunginflammation

โรคปอดบวม

zatürre

bệnh viêm phổi

肺炎

pneumonia

[njuːˈməʊnɪə] N → pulmonía f, neumonía f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pneumonia

[njuːˈməʊniə] n → pneumonie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

pneumonia

n → Lungenentzündung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pneumonia

[njuːˈməʊnɪə] n → polmonite f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

pneumonia

(njuˈməuniə) noun

an illness in which the lungs become inflamed. longontsteking إلْتِهاب رِئَوي пневмония pneumonia zápal plic die Lungenentzündung lungebetændelse πνευμονίαpulmonía, 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 longontstekinglungebetennelsezapalenie płuc يو ډول ناروغى ده چې په پښو كښې پړسيدنه پيدا كيږي pneumonia pneumo­nie пневмония zápal pľúc pljučnica upala pluća lunginflammation โรคปอดบวม zatürre 肺炎 запалення легень, пневмонія پھيپھڑے کا ورم viêm phổi 肺炎

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pneumonia

→ ذَاتِ الرِّئَة 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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pneu·mo·ni·a

n. pulmonía, neumonía, enfermedad infecciosa causada por bacterias o virus presentes en el tracto respiratorio superior;

double ___ → ___ doble;

___ lobar → ___ lobar;

staphylococcal ___ → ___ estafilocócica.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

pneumonia

n neumonía, pulmonía (fam); aspiration — neumonía por aspiración; community-acquired — neumonía adquirida en la comunidad; cryptogenic organizing — neumonía organizada criptogénica

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