bronchopneumonia

[brong-koh-noo-mohn-yuh, -moh-nee-uh, -nyoo-]

noun Pathology.

a form of pneumonia centering on bronchial passages.

Origin of bronchopneumonia

First recorded in 1855–60; broncho- + pneumonia

Also called bronchial pneumonia.

Related formsbron·cho·pneu·mon·ic

[brong-koh-noo-mon-ik, -nyoo-] /ˌbrɒŋ koʊ nʊˈmɒn ɪk, -nyʊ-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for bronchopneumonia

Historical Examples of bronchopneumonia

It is non-specific when it may be due to a variety of organisms, as enteritis (generally), bronchopneumonia, wound infections.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology
Charles Bradfield Morrey
In general, the distinction between pleuropneumonia and bronchopneumonia is not difficult to make.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The lung tissue in bronchopneumonia is not enlarged, but rather more contracted than the normal tissue around it.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The neighboring lung tissue, when collapsed and involved in bronchopneumonia, has the color and consistency of pale-red flesh.
Special Report on Diseases of Cattle
U.S. Department of Agriculture

British Dictionary definitions for bronchopneumonia

bronchopneumonia

noun

inflammation of the lungs, originating in the bronchioles

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bronchopneumonia in Medicine

bronchopneumonia

[brŏng′kō-nu-mōn′yə]

Acute inflammation of the walls of the smaller bronchial tubes, with irregular areas of consolidation due to spread of the inflammation into the peribronchiolar alveoli and the alveolar ducts of the lungs.bronchial pneumonia