pneumonia
11pneumonia — n. inflammation of the lung caused by bacteria, in which the air sacs (alveoli) become filled with inflammatory cells and the lung becomes solid (see consolidation). The symptoms include those of any infection (fever, malaise, headaches, etc.),… …
12Pneumonia — Bei der Lungenentzündung oder Pneumonie handelt es sich um eine akute oder chronische Entzündung des Lungengewebes. Sie wird meist durch eine Infektion mit Bakterien, Viren oder Pilzen verursacht, selten auch toxisch durch Inhalation giftiger… …
13pneumonia — n. 1) to come down with, contract, develop pneumonia 2) bronchial; viral pneumonia * * * [njuː məʊnɪə] contract. develop pneumonia viral pneumonia bronchial to come down with …
14pneumonia — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ severe ▪ bronchial, double ▪ She died from bronchial pneumonia. ▪ bacterial … OF PNEUMONIA …
15pneumonia — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lung fever, pneumonitis, lobar pneumonia, croupous pneumonia; see disease . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. lung inflammation, acute infection, viral infection, disease, pulmonary disease, bacterial infection, illness,… …
16pneumonia — [[t]njuːmo͟ʊniə[/t]] N UNCOUNT: also a N Pneumonia is a serious disease which affects your lungs and makes it difficult for you to breathe. She nearly died of pneumonia …
17pneumonia — /njuˈmoʊnjə / (say nyooh mohnyuh), /njə / (say nyuh ) noun 1. inflammation of the lungs. 2. an acute affection of the lungs, croupous pneumonia or lobar pneumonia, regarded as due to the pneumococcus. {New Latin, from Greek} …
18pneumonia — n. a bacterial inflammation of one lung (single pneumonia) or both lungs (double pneumonia) causing the air sacs to fill with pus and become solid. Derivatives: pneumonic adj. Etymology: L f. Gk f. pneumon lung …
19pneumonia — pneu·mo·nì·a s.f. OB TS med. → polmonite {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1835. ETIMO: dal gr. pneumonía, der. di pneúmōn polmone …
20pneumonia — pneu|mo|ni|a [nju:ˈməuniə US nuˈmou ] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek, from pneumon lung ] a serious illness that affects your lungs and makes it difficult for you to breathe ▪ She was taken to hospital, suffering from… …
