bronchopneumonia

American

[brong-koh-noo-mohn-yuh, -moh-nee-uh, -nyoo-] / ˌbrɒŋ koʊ nʊˈmoʊn jə, -ˈmoʊ ni ə, -njʊ- /

noun

Pathology.

a form of pneumonia centering on bronchial passages.

bronchopneumonia British

/ ˌbrɒŋkəʊnjuːˈməʊnɪə /

noun

inflammation of the lungs, originating in the bronchioles

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Other Word Forms

bronchopneumonic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of bronchopneumonia

First recorded in 1855–60; broncho- + pneumonia

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Jaafri's probable cause of death was given by the hospital and medical examiner as bronchopneumonia due to flu and frailty.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

Last month, he was moved to house arrest to recuperate after being hospitalized with bronchopneumonia.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

But Lenin's death certificate had said he died from bronchopneumonia.

From Reuters ● Dec. 5, 2022

The cause was bronchopneumonia caused by chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his wife, Olivia Carino, confirmed in an email.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2021

Once on his back in bed he becomes weak, and the danger of edema of the lungs or hypostatic congestion of the bases, with subsequent bronchopneumonia, is very great.

From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Louis Marshall Warfield

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