pneumonic

[ noo-mon-ik, nyoo- ]

/ nʊˈmɒn ɪk, nyʊ- /

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adjective

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

pertaining to or affected with pneumonia.

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Origin of pneumonic

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pneumonic

post·pneu·mon·ic, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pneumonic

mnemonic, pneumonic

Words nearby pneumonic

pneumograph, pneumography, pneumon-, pneumonectomy, pneumonia, pneumonic, pneumonic plague, pneumonitis, pneumono-, pneumonoconiosis, pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

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How to use pneumonic in a sentence

First, bubonic (rhymes with pneumonic but is altogether different) is a local infection sequestered in a lymph node.
Bubonic Plague Is Back (but It Never Really Left)|Kent Sepkowitz|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The patient has been described by some reports as having “bubonic” plague and by others as having developed the “pneumonic” form.
It’s Not Time to Worry About China’s Plague Just Yet|Kent Sepkowitz|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The increased mortality was undoubtedly due to unsuspected plague cases of either the pneumonic or the septicemic type.
The Popular Science Monthly, October, 1900|Various
Pneumonia Phylacogen has been found to be a dependable means of preventing and treating pneumonic complications of Influenza.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various

Some cases were fatal in a few days, either from the intensity of the fever or from pneumonic complication.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton
In pneumonic cases the bacillus may be found in the sputum of the patient.
The Flea|Harold Russell
It occurs in several forms, of which the bubonic and the pneumonic are the most common.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley

British Dictionary definitions for pneumonic

pneumonic

/ (njuːˈmɒnɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary

of or relating to pneumonia

Word Origin for pneumonic

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

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