pneumonic
[noo-mon-ik, nyoo-]
- of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
- pertaining to or affected with pneumonia.
Origin of pneumonic
1665–75; <
New Latin pneumonicus <
Greek pneumonikós. See
pneumon-,
-ic Related formspost·pneu·mon·ic, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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Contemporary Examples of pneumonic
First, bubonic (rhymes with pneumonic but is altogether different) is a local infection sequestered in a lymph node.
The patient has been described by some reports as having “bubonic” plague and by others as having developed the “pneumonic” form.
Historical Examples of pneumonic
In pneumonic cases the bacillus may be found in the sputum of the patient.
It occurs in several forms, of which the bubonic and the pneumonic are the most common.
The more fatal form is known as pneumonic plague, and in this the lungs are the seat of the disease.
Under these conditions the pneumonic patient sprays plague bacilli into the air while coughing and droplet infection follows.
A patient, while delirious with the pneumonic form of the plague, expectorated into the face of an English nurse caring for him.
British Dictionary definitions for pneumonic- 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 pneumonicadj."pertaining to the lungs," 1670s, from Latin pneumonicus, from Greek pneumonikos "of the lungs," from pneumon (see pneumonia).
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- Relating to, affected by, or similar to pneumonia.
- Of, affecting, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary.
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