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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary pneu·mo·nia \\nu̇-ˈmō-nyə, nyu̇-\\ noun ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek, from pneumōn lung, alteration of pleumōn — 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 English Etymology pneumonia c.1600, from Mod.L., from Gk. pneumonia "inflammation of the lungs," from pneumon (gen. pneumonos) "lung," altered from pleumon "lung," lit. "floater," from PIE *pleu- "to flow, to swim" (see pulmonary). Alteration in Gk. perhaps by influence of pnein"to breathe." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 pneumonia pneu·mo·nia / nju:5mEuniE; NAmE nu:5mou- / noun[U] a serious illness affecting six or both lungs that makes breathing difficult 肺炎 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English pneumonia noun ADJ. severe | bronchial, double | bacterial QUANT. bout VERB + PNEUMONIA have, suffer from | catch, contract, develop, get | die from/of | cause • Special page at Special page-ILLNESS Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: lipid pneumonia , or lobar pneumonia , or lobular pneumonia , or aspiration pneumonia , or mycotic pneumonia , or primary atypical pneumonia , or septic pneumonia , or virus pneumonia , or pneumocystis carinii pneumonia , or bronchial pneumonia , or brooder pneumonia , or catarrhal pneumonia , or chemical pneumonia , or croupous pneumonia , or double pneumonia pneu·mo·nia \n(y)üˈmōnyə, nəˈm-, -ōnēə\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek pneumonia, from pneumon-, pneumōn lung, alteration (influenced by pnein to breathe) of pleumōn lung — more at sneeze , pulmonary : a disease of the lungs characterized by inflammation and consolidation followed by resolution and caused by microorganisms, viruses, chemical irritants, or foreign bodies — see bronchopneumonia , lobar pneumonia, primary atypical pneumonia |
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