(in pneumonia)
101Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome — is a set of pneumonia like symptoms (such as fever, chills, coughing, and breathing problems) that occur with no sign of infection in the lung. Idiopathic pneumonia syndrome is a serious condition that can occur after a stem cell transplant.… …
102atypical pneumonia — n PRIMARY ATYPICAL PNEUMONIA * * * any one of a group of community acquired pneumonia that do not respond to penicillin but do respond to such antibiotics as tetracycline and erythromycin. They include infection with Mycoplasma pneumoniae,… …
103lobar pneumonia — n acute pneumonia involving one or more lobes of the lung characterized by sudden onset, chill, fever, difficulty in breathing, cough, and blood stained sputum, marked by consolidation, and normally followed by resolution and return to normal of… …
104interstitial plasma cell pneumonia — noun pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) • Syn: ↑pneumocytosis, ↑pneumocystis pneumonia, ↑pneumocystis carinii pneumonia • Hypernyms: ↑pneumonia …
105virus pneumonia — noun : primary atypical pneumonia * * * virus pneumonia, = primary atypical pneumonia. (Cf. ↑primary atypical pneumonia) …
106Broncho-pneumonia — Bron cho pneu*mo ni*a, n. [Bronchus + pneumonia.] (Med.) Inflammation of the bronchi and lungs; catarrhal pneumonia. [1913 Webster] …
107Croupous pneumonia — Croupous Croup ous (kr??p ?s), a. (Med.) Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup; as, croupous laryngitis. [1913 Webster] {Croupous pneumonia},… …
108double pneumonia — n pneumonia affecting both lungs * * * pneumonia that affects both lungs …
109hypostatic pneumonia — n pneumonia that usu. results from the collection of fluid in the dorsal region of the lungs and occurs esp. in those (as the bedridden or elderly) confined to a supine position for extended periods * * * pneumonia due to dorsal decubitus in weak …
110Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia — Pneumocystis ca·ri·nii pneumonia kə rī nē .ē n a pneumonia chiefly affecting immunocompromised individuals that is caused by a microorganism of the genus Pneumocystis (P. carinii) which shows up in specially stained preparations of fresh infected …
