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bronchopneumonia

bronchopneumonia

8.0
An infection of the small airways of the lungs that makes them swollen
  • noun
  • /ˌbrɒŋkəʊnjuˈmoʊniə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : broncopneumonía
  • When pulmonary involvement is present, a CXR may be suggestive of diffuse interstitial inflammation or bronchopneumonia.

Examples

  • Death is normally caused by bronchopneumonia or other unspecified causes.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The cause of her death officially reads "bronchopneumonia due to, or as a consequence of, Alzheimer's disease."

    Academic text (2001)

  • In the Mexican tissue samples, small patches of bronchopneumonia and oedema were commonly present.

    Academic text (2000)

  • While his stated cause of death was bronchopneumonia, the local government and health ombudsmen found last year that the underlying cause was service failure related to his severe learning disability.

    Academic text (2010)

  • He died at home from bronchopneumonia and empyema on Dec 29, 1919, aged 70 years.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Bronchopneumonia 0 17 RR, 0.2 (0.0 to 4.0) 180 (1 RCT) 56 Very low

    Academic text (2017)

  • The doctor diagnosed the patient with bronchopneumonia after he exhibited difficulty breathing.

  • Children are particularly vulnerable to bronchopneumonia due to their developing immune systems.

  • After a severe cold, she developed bronchopneumonia, which required hospitalization.

Synonyms

pneumonia
vsbronchopneumonia
  • Specialized
121 4.3

A serious lung infection that makes breathing hard and causes fever

is narrower, focusing on inflammation of bronchiole walls rather than air sacs
bronchial pneumonia
vsbronchopneumonia
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A lung infection that inflames the small airways and causes cough and fever

is the medical alternative term with the same meaning

Surface Forms

bronchopneumonia singular
bronchopneumonias plural

Morphology

bronchopneumonia = pneumonia (semi-transparent) = broncho + pneumonia

Formed by the medical combining form 'broncho-' plus 'pneumonia'; the relation to 'pneumonia' is clear but 'broncho-' is a technical combining form not familiar to average learners.

Etymology

Bronchopneumonia joins broncho- meaning 'air tube' and pneumo- from pneumon meaning 'lung' or 'breath', so it names an infection of the small air tubes and the lungs. That's why bronchopneumonia means inflammation of the bronchioles and lung tissue.