pneumonic
of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
pertaining to or affected with pneumonia.
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Origin of pneumonic
1Other words from pneumonic
- post·pneu·mon·ic, adjective
Words that may be confused with pneumonic
- mnemonic, pneumonic
Words Nearby pneumonic
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How to use pneumonic in a sentence
First, bubonic (rhymes with pneumonic but is altogether different) is a local infection sequestered in a lymph node.
Bubonic Plague Is Back (but It Never Really Left) | Kent Sepkowitz | November 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe patient has been described by some reports as having “bubonic” plague and by others as having developed the “pneumonic” form.
It’s Not Time to Worry About China’s Plague Just Yet | Kent Sepkowitz | July 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe increased mortality was undoubtedly due to unsuspected plague cases of either the pneumonic or the septicemic type.
Pneumonia Phylacogen has been found to be a dependable means of preventing and treating pneumonic complications of Influenza.
Some cases were fatal in a few days, either from the intensity of the fever or from pneumonic complication.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) | Charles Creighton
In pneumonic cases the bacillus may be found in the sputum of the patient.
The Flea | Harold RussellIt occurs in several forms, of which the bubonic and the pneumonic are the most common.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
British Dictionary definitions for pneumonic
/ (njuːˈmɒnɪk) /
of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary
of or relating to pneumonia
Origin of pneumonic
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