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Webster 1913 Edition
Pneumonia
Pneu-mo′ni-a
(nū̍-mō′nĭ-ȧ)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
πνευμονία
, fr. πνεύμων
, pl. πνεύμονεσ
the lungs, also, πλεύμων
, which is perh. the original form. Cf. Pneumatio
, Pulmonary
.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the lungs.
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, is inflammation of the lung tissue, associated with catarrh and with marked evidences of inflammation of bronchial membranes, often chronic; – also called
Catarrhal pneumonia
, or Broncho-pneumonia
lobular pneumonia
, from its affecting single lobules at a time. – Croupous pneumonia
, or ordinary pneumonia, is an acute affection characterized by sudden onset with a chill, high fever, rapid course, and sudden decline; – also called lobar pneumonia
, from its affecting a whole lobe of the lung at once. See under Croupous
. – Fibroid pneumonia
is an inflammation of the interstitial connective tissue lying between the lobules of the lungs, and is very slow in its course, producing shrinking and atrophy of the lungs. Webster 1828 Edition
Pneumonia
PNEUMO'NIA
Definition 2024
pneumonia
pneumonia
See also: pneumònia
English
Noun
pneumonia (usually uncountable, plural pneumonias or pneumoniæ)
- An acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms, or sometimes by physical or chemical irritants.
- 1922, Michael Arlen, chapter 2/9/1, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:
- He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school.
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Derived terms
Translations
inflammation of the lungs
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Finnish
Noun
pneumonia
Declension
| Inflection of pneumonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | pneumonia | pneumoniat | |
| genitive | pneumonian | pneumonioiden pneumonioitten |
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| partitive | pneumoniaa | pneumonioita | |
| illative | pneumoniaan | pneumonioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | pneumonia | pneumoniat | |
| accusative | nom. | pneumonia | pneumoniat |
| gen. | pneumonian | ||
| genitive | pneumonian | pneumonioiden pneumonioitten pneumoniainrare |
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| partitive | pneumoniaa | pneumonioita | |
| inessive | pneumoniassa | pneumonioissa | |
| elative | pneumoniasta | pneumonioista | |
| illative | pneumoniaan | pneumonioihin | |
| adessive | pneumonialla | pneumonioilla | |
| ablative | pneumonialta | pneumonioilta | |
| allative | pneumonialle | pneumonioille | |
| essive | pneumoniana | pneumonioina | |
| translative | pneumoniaksi | pneumonioiksi | |
| instructive | — | pneumonioin | |
| abessive | pneumoniatta | pneumonioitta | |
| comitative | — | pneumonioineen | |
Synonyms
- (pneumonia): keuhkokuume
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowing from Medieval Latin pneumonia, from Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌpnew.mo.ˈni.ɐ/, /pi.ˌnew.mo.ˈni.ɐ/
Noun
pneumonia f (plural pneumonias)
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:pneumonia.