pneumonia
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pneumonia
- /njuˈməʊniə/ UK
- /nuˈmoʊniə/ Canada, US
- /nəˈmoʊniə/ Canada, US
- /nəˈmoʊnjə/ Canada, US
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From Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía, “lung disease”), from πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -ία (-ía).
noun pneumonias · pneumoniæ · pneumoniae
- Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms. He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lobar pneumonia, pneumonitis, tuberculosis, sars, infection, pulmonary, lung, virus, disease, syndrome, cap, code, hong, dian, bacterial pneumonia, mycoplasma pneumonia
Translations
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noun inflammation of the lungs
| Español | pulmonía, neumonía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 폐렴 pyeryeom |
| 日本語 | 肺炎 haien |
| 中文 | 肺炎 fèiyán |
| हिन्दी | न्यूमोनिया nyūmoniyā |
| Português | pneumonia |
| Français | pneumonie |
| Deutsch | Lungenentzündung, Pneumonie |
| Italiano | polmonite |
| Ελληνικά | πνευμονία pnevmonía |
| Română | pneumonie |
| Русский | пневмони́я pnevmoníja, воспале́ние лёгких vospalénije ljóxkix, лёгочное заболевание ljógočnoje zabolevanije |
| Tiếng Việt | viêm phổi, sưng phổi, phế viêm |
| العربية | ذَات اَلرِّئَة ḏāt ar-riʔa, اِلْتِهَاب رِئَوِيّ iltihāb riʔawiyy |
| עברית | דַּלֶּקֶת רֵאוֹת daléket re'ót |
Talk about this word "pneumonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pneumonia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pneumonia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pneumonia "pneumonia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pneumonia.Cite this
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title = {pneumonia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pneumonia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
