double pneumonia
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of double pneumonia
First recorded in 1890–95
Example Sentences
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In 2024 alone, Weinstein was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, underwent emergency heart surgery and received treatment for COVID-19, double pneumonia and several other health conditions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The Pope was breathing on his own, without oxygen tubes, despite being told by his doctors to spend two months convalescing after 38 days in hospital with 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
The 88-year-old has been recovering from double pneumonia.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025
And then, three or four years later she'd got double pneumonia and died.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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