English > pneumonia: 1 sense > noun 1, stateMeaning | respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants. |
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Narrower | bronchopneumonia, bronchial pneumonia | pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles |
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lobar pneumonia | pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung |
pleuropneumonia | pleurisy and pneumonia |
pneumococcal pneumonia | pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus |
pneumocytosis, pneumocystis pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, interstitial plasma cell pneumonia | pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) |
viral pneumonia | pneumonia caused by a virus |
Broader | respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder | A disease affecting the respiratory system |
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Spanish | neumonía, neumonitis, pulmonía |
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Catalan | pneumònia, pulmonia |
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Adjectives | pneumonic | pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia |
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