- pneumonia pneu·mo·nia n
- [njuː'məʊnɪə]
polmonite f
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pneumonia pneu·mo·nia n
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pneu|mo|nia — «noo MOHN yuh, MOH nee uh; nyoo », noun. 1. a disease in which the lung or lungs are inflamed. Pneumonia is caused by a bacterium or virus. It is often an acute infection of the lung accompanied by high fever, pain, and a severe cough. Pneumonia… … Useful english dictionary
pneu·mo·nia — /nʊˈmoʊnjə, Brit njuˈməʊnjə/ noun [noncount] medical : a serious disease that affects the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe He caught/contracted pneumonia over the winter. Her father died from/of double pneumonia. [=pneumonia in both lungs] … Useful english dictionary
pleu|ro|pneu|mo|nia-like organism — «PLUR oh noo MOHN yuh LYK, MOH nee uh ; nyoo », any one of the filterable microorganisms resembling both viruses and bacteria that cause such diseases as primary atypical pneumonia and pleuropneumonia of cattle; mycoplasma. Abbr: PPLO (no… … Useful english dictionary
pleu|ro|pneu|mo|nia — «PLUR oh noo MOHN yuh, MOH nee uh; nyoo », noun. 1. pneumonia complicated with pleurisy. 2. an infectious disease of cattle characterized by inflammation of both the pleura and the lungs, caused by a mycoplasma … Useful english dictionary
pneumonia — pneu•mo•nia [[t]nʊˈmoʊn yə, ˈmoʊ ni ə, nyʊ [/t]] n. 1) pat inflammation of the lungs with congestion 2) pat an acute infection of the lungs caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605; < NL < Gk pneumonía … From formal English to slang
pneumonia — pneu|mo|nia [ nu mouniə ] noun uncount a serious illness affecting your lungs that makes it difficult for you to breathe … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pneumonia — pneu·mo·nia … English syllables
pneumonia — Inflammation of the lung parenchyma characterized by consolidation of the affected part, the alveolar air spaces being filled with exudate, inflammatory cells, and fibrin. Most cases are due to infection by bacteria or viruses, a few to … Medical dictionary
pneumocystis pneumonia — pneu•mo•cys′tis pneumo′nia [[t]ˌnu məˈsɪs tɪs, ˌnyu [/t]] n. pat a rare form of pulmonary infection caused by the protozoan Pneumocystis carinii occurring as an opportunistic disease in persons with impaired immune systems, as persons with AIDS.… … From formal English to slang
Pneumonie — Pneu|moni̲e̲ [aus gr. πνευμονια = Lungensucht] w; , ...i̱en, in fachspr. Fügungen: Pneu|mo̱nia*, Mehrz.: ...iae: „Lungenentzündung“, Bezeichnung für alle durch Bakterien, Viren und Pilze verursachten herdförmigen und diffusen Entzündungen in der… … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
bronchopneumonia — Acute inflammation of the walls of the smaller bronchial tubes, with varying amounts of pulmonary consolidation due to spread of the inflammation into peribronchiolar alveoli and the alveolar ducts; may become confluent or may be hemorrhagic … Medical dictionary
