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| pneu·mo·nia [ noo mṓnee ə ] |
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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
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| [Early 17th century. < modern Latin< Greek pneumōn "lung," alteration (influenced by pneuma "breath") of pleumōn] |
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