double pneumonia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of double pneumonia
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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Pope Francis, the first ever Latin American pope, died on Monday aged 88, following a period of ill health that led to him spending five weeks in hospital with double pneumonia.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2025
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Argentina, was discharged from hospital last month after five weeks of treatment for an infection that led to double pneumonia.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025
Last month, he was discharged from hospital after five weeks of treatment for an infection that led to double pneumonia.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025
Pope Francis has been in poor health following a five-week hospital stay for double pneumonia.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2025
Tuberculosis and double pneumonia were raging in those days, and Mameh had a great fear one of her kids would catch that, because in Europe one of her brothers died in a flu epidemic.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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