PNEUMONIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pneumonia mean? 

• PNEUMONIA (noun)
  The noun PNEUMONIA has 1 sense:

1. respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants

  Familiarity information: PNEUMONIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PNEUMONIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("pneumonia" is a kind of...):

respiratory disease; respiratory disorder; respiratory illness (a disease affecting the respiratory system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pneumonia"):

bronchial pneumonia; bronchopneumonia (pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles)

lobar pneumonia (pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection)

pneumococcal pneumonia (pneumonia caused by bacteria of the genus pneumococcus)

interstitial plasma cell pneumonia; pneumocystis carinii pneumonia; pneumocystis pneumonia; pneumocytosis (pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims))

pleuropneumonia (pleurisy and pneumonia)

viral pneumonia (pneumonia caused by a virus)

Derivation:

pneumonic (pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia)

 Context examples 

A measurement of the Chlamydia pneumoniae IgA antibody in a biological specimen.

(Chlamydia pneumoniae IgA Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

It is recommended for cough relief in the common cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, and for chronic cough such as in asthma.

(Benzonatate, NCI Thesaurus)

M. pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia, especially in people younger than 40.

(Mycoplasma pneumoniae, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

(Mycoplasma pneumoniae, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

It is a cause of severe pneumonia in people with a suppressed immune system, such as those undergoing bone marrow transplantation or those with leukemia or lymphoma.

(CMV, NCI Dictionary)

This can cause serious problems, such as pneumonia and other lung problems.

(Aspirate, NCI Dictionary)

Pneumonia caused by various species of bacteria.

(Bacterial Pneumonia, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It is seen in pulmonary edema, pulmonary hemorrhage, pneumonia, carcinoma, and lymphoid malignancies.

(Bat Wing Pulmonary Opacities, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Chlamydophila pneumoniae.

(Chlamydophila pneumoniae, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of Chlamydia pneumoniae IgM antibody present in a sample.

(Chlamydia pneumoniae IgM Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)