pneumonic

[noo-mon-ik, nyoo-]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.

2. pertaining to or affected with pneumonia.

pneumonic

/ njuːˈmɒnɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary

2. of or relating to pneumonia

Other Word Forms

• postpneumonic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumonic¹

1665–75; < New Latin pneumonicus < Greek pneumonikós. See pneumon-, -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumonic¹

C17: from New Latin pneumonicus, from Greek, from pneumon lung

Example Sentences

In July, an Arizona resident died of the pneumonic form of the plague, which can develop when bacteria spread to the lungs of a patient with untreated bubonic plague.

From Los Angeles Times

A resident of Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials confirmed on Friday.

From BBC

Though plague remains a serious illness, antibiotic and supportive therapy is effective for even the most dangerous pneumonic form when patients are treated in time, according to the World Health Organization.

From Seattle Times

There are different clinical forms of plague, though the most common are bubonic, pneumonic and septicemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Washington Post

The pneumonic phrase has to be written down on like three pieces of paper.

From The Verge