NOUN | state | aspiration pneumonia | inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on vomitus |
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Meaning | inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on vomitus; may occur during unconsciousness (anesthesia or drunkenness or seizure or cardiac arrest). | |
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Broader | bronchopneumonia, bronchial pneumonia | pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles |
Catalan | pneumònia per aspiració |
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