pneumonic

[ noo-mon-ik, nyoo- ]

/ nʊˈmɒn ɪk, nyʊ- /

adjective

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

pertaining to or affected with pneumonia.

Nearby words

pneumomediastinum, pneumomyelography, pneumon-, pneumonectomy, pneumonia, pneumonic, pneumonic plague, pneumonitis, pneumono-, pneumonocele, pneumonocentesis

Origin of pneumonic

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

Related formspost·pneu·mon·ic, adjective

Can be confusedmnemonic pneumonic

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Examples from the Web for pneumonic

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
In pneumonic cases the bacillus may be found in the sputum of the patient.
The Flea|Harold Russell
The more fatal form is known as pneumonic plague, and in this the lungs are the seat of the disease.
Disease and Its Causes|William Thomas Councilman

A section of the former presents the same appearance as is observed in the lungs of pneumonic patients.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
The cause of the pneumonic plague is so little known that it may be interesting to mention it here.
The Spell of the Hawaiian Islands and the Philippines|Isabel Anderson
Pneumonic plague had appeared in Manchuria, and was stalking through the land.
Under the Chinese Dragon|F. S. Brereton

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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Word Origin and History for pneumonic

pneumonic

adj.

"pertaining to the lungs," 1670s, from Latin pneumonicus, from Greek pneumonikos "of the lungs," from pneumon (see pneumonia).

Medicine definitions for pneumonic

pneumonic

[ nu-mŏn′ĭk ]

adj.

Relating to, affected by, or similar to pneumonia.

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