primary_atypical_pneumonia (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *primary atypical pneumonia*:
NOUN	state	primary atypical pneumonia, atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia	an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing

English > *primary atypical pneumonia*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	An acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults.
Synonyms	atypical pneumonia, mycoplasmal pneumonia
Narrower	psittacosis, parrot fever, ornithosis	An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
Broader	respiratory disease, respiratory illness, respiratory disorder	A disease affecting the respiratory system
Catalan	pneumònia atípica

HyperDic: primary_atypical_pneumonia