lobar pneumonia

American  

noun

Pathology.

1. pneumonia.

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Etymology

Origin of lobar pneumonia

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

A post-mortem examination found he died from lobar pneumonia - a severe bacterial infection.

From BBC

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner announced in January 2019 that she died a natural death due to lobar pneumonia — despite conspiracy theories that were shut down by her children.

From Los Angeles Times

Autopsies found the heart muscle itself often “relaxed and flabby, offering a strong contrast to the firm, contracted left ventricle nearly always present in post-mortem in bodies of patients dying from lobar pneumonia.”

From Washington Post

The Orange County coroner ruled DeLap’s death the result of severe acute lobar pneumonia, one lung so congested it had doubled in weight.

From Los Angeles Times

On what would have been her 23rd birthday, a Georgia medical examiner’s office released a statement saying she had died of lobar pneumonia, resulting from “drug intoxication” and water immersion.

From Washington Post