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noun
A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bronchial pneumonia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pneumonia
Narrower terms: aspiration pneumonia
History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos)der. English broncho- English pneumonia English bronchopneumonia From broncho- + pneumonia.
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