PNEUMONIA


Meaning of PNEUMONIA in English

[ nju:'məʊnɪə ]

■ noun a lung infection in which the air sacs fill with pus.

Derivatives

pneumonic adjective

Origin

C17: via L. from Gk, from pneumōn 'lung'.

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