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pneumonia

pneu·mo·nia [ noo mṓnee ə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
inflammation of lung: an inflammation of one or both lungs, usually caused by infection from a bacterium or virus or, less commonly, by a chemical or physical irritant

[Early 17th century. < modern Latin< Greek pneumōn "lung," alteration (influenced by pneuma "breath") of pleumōn]
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