n.
Pronunciation: nu ̇ - ' m ō -ny ə , nyu ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from pneum ō n lung, alteration of pleum ō n ― more at PULMONARY
Date: 1603
: a disease of the lungs characterized especially by inflammation and consolidation of lung tissue followed by resolution and by fever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathing and that is caused especially by infection