'Pneumonia' definitions:
Definition of 'pneumonia'
From: WordNet
noun
Respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
Definition of 'Pneumonia'
From: GCIDE
- Pneumonia \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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'pneumonia'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acute articular rheumatism,
- acute bronchitis,
- adenoiditis,
- African lethargy,
- ague,
- alkali disease,
- aluminosis,
- amebiasis,
- amebic dysentery,
- amygdalitis,
- anthracosilicosis,
- anthracosis,
- anthrax,
- asbestosis,
- Asiatic cholera,
- Asiatic flu,
- asthma,
- atypical pneumonia,
- bacillary dysentery,
- bastard measles,
- bituminosis,
- black death,
- black fever,
- black lung,
- blackwater fever,
- breakbone fever,
- bronchial pneumonia,
- bronchiectasis,
- bronchiolitis,
- bronchitis,
- bronchopneumonia,
- brucellosis,
- bubonic plague,
- cachectic fever,
- catarrh,
- cerebral rheumatism,
- Chagres fever,
- chalicosis,
- chicken pox,
- cholera,
- chronic bronchitis,
- cold,
- collapsed lung,
- common cold,
- coniosis,
- coryza,
- cowpox,
- croup,
- croupous pneumonia,
- dandy fever,
- deer fly fever,
- dengue,
- dengue fever,
- diphtheria,
- double pneumonia,
- dry pleurisy,
- dumdum fever,
- dysentery,
- elephantiasis,
- emphysema,
- empyema,
- encephalitis lethargica,
- enteric fever,
- epidemic pleurodynia,
- erysipelas,
- famine fever,
- fibrinous pneumonia,
- five-day fever,
- flu,
- frambesia,
- German measles,
- glandular fever,
- grippe,
- hansenosis,
- Haverhill fever,
- hay fever,
- hepatitis,
- herpes,
- herpes simplex,
- herpes zoster,
- histoplasmosis,
- Hong Kong flu,
- hookworm,
- hydrophobia,
- infantile paralysis,
- infectious mononucleosis,
- inflammatory rheumatism,
- influenza,
- jail fever,
- jungle rot,
- kala azar,
- kissing disease,
- la grippe,
- laryngitis,
- lepra,
- leprosy,
- leptospirosis,
- lipoid pneumonia,
- loa loa,
- loaiasis,
- lobar pneumonia,
- lockjaw,
- lung cancer,
- lung fever,
- madness,
- malaria,
- malarial fever,
- marsh fever,
- measles,
- meningitis,
- milzbrand,
- mumps,
- ornithosis,
- osteomyelitis,
- paratyphoid fever,
- parotitis,
- parrot fever,
- pertussis,
- pharyngitis,
- pleurisy,
- pleuritis,
- pneumococcal pneumonia,
- pneumoconiosis,
- pneumonic fever,
- pneumothorax,
- polio,
- poliomyelitis,
- polyarthritis rheumatism,
- ponos,
- psittacosis,
- quinsy,
- rabbit fever,
- rabies,
- rat-bite fever,
- relapsing fever,
- rheum,
- rheumatic fever,
- rickettsialpox,
- ringworm,
- rubella,
- rubeola,
- scarlatina,
- scarlet fever,
- schistosomiasis,
- septic sore throat,
- shingles,
- siderosis,
- silicosis,
- sleeping sickness,
- sleepy sickness,
- smallpox,
- snail fever,
- sore throat,
- splenic fever,
- spotted fever,
- strep throat,
- swamp fever,
- swine flu,
- tetanus,
- the sniffles,
- the snuffles,
- thrush,
- tinea,
- tonsilitis,
- trench fever,
- trench mouth,
- tuberculosis,
- tularemia,
- typhoid,
- typhoid fever,
- typhus,
- typhus fever,
- undulant fever,
- vaccinia,
- varicella,
- variola,
- venereal disease,
- viral dysentery,
- virus pneumonia,
- wet pleurisy,
- whooping cough,
- yaws,
- yellow fever,
- yellow jack,
- zona,
- zoster
Words containing 'Pneumonia'
- Catarrhal pneumonia,
- Croupous pneumonia,
- Fibroid pneumonia,
- anthrax pneumonia,
- aspiration pneumonia,
- atypical pneumonia,
- bronchial pneumonia,
- brooder pneumonia,
- diplococcus pneumoniae,
- double pneumonia,
- interstitial pneumonia,
- lobar pneumonia,
- lobular pneumonia,
- mycoplasmal pneumonia,
- plague pneumonia,
- pneumococcal pneumonia,
- pneumocystis pneumonia,
- shipping pneumonia,
- viral pneumonia,
- woolsorter's pneumonia,
- Broncho-pneumonia,
- pneumocystis carinii pneumonia,
- primary atypical pneumonia,
- interstitial plasma cell pneumonia