Meaning of PNEUMONIA
| Pronunciation: | | nû'mownyu
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| | Definition: | | [n] respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants |
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| | See Also: | | bronchial pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, interstitial plasma cell pneumonia, lobar pneumonia, pleuropneumonia, pneumococcal pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, pneumocystis pneumonia, pneumocytosis, respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, viral pneumonia | |
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| | Definition: | | Pneumonia
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pneu*mo"ni*a\ (n[-u]*m[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. pneymoni`a, fr. pney`mwn, pl. pney`mones the lungs, also,
pley`mwn, which is perh. the original form. Cf. {Pneumatio},
{Pulmonary}.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the lungs.
Note:
{Catarrhal pneumonia}, or {Broncho-pneumonia}, is
inflammation of the lung tissue, associated with catarrh
and with marked evidences of inflammation of bronchial
membranes, often chronic; -- also called {lobular
pneumonia}, from its affecting single lobules at a time.
{Croupous pneumonia}, or ordinary pneumonia, is an acute
affection characterized by sudden onset with a chill, high
fever, rapid course, and sudden decline; -- also called
{lobar pneumonia}, from its affecting a whole lobe of the
lung at once. See under {Croupous}.
{Fibroid pneumonia} is an inflammation of the interstitial
connective tissue lying between the lobules of the lungs,
and is very slow in its course, producing shrinking and
atrophy of the lungs.
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- An inflammatory infection that occurs in the lung.
- Basal pneumonia is the infection of the lower segments of the lung.
- Chronic pneumonia is the infection of the lung which is slow to resolve or heal, particularly caused by viruses or other micro-organisms not responsive to the common antibiotics.
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| | Definition: | | This is the inflammation of the alveolar parenchyma of the lung. Most pneumonias are caused by infections, but some could be caused by physical or chemical agents. - lobar pneumonia: affects the whole lobe of the lung
- bronchopneumonia: infection of terminal bronchioles
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