pneumonia
121
4.3
- noun
- /nuˈmoʊniə/
- Specialized
:
neumonía
- My mother was very sick with pneumonia and had to stay in bed for several days.
- severe pneumonia
- bacterial pneumonia
- community-acquired pneumonia
The last child born to the family had died of pneumonia, but Juan survived.
- The last child born to the family had died of pneumonia, but Juan survived.
- Things like the flu and pneumonia were also being labeled as that.
- First she was told it was asthma, then pneumonia, but it just kept getting worse.
- Then I got diagnosed with pneumonia and my heart wasn't like it was.
- You've got older people, some with COVID, some with pneumonia because of the flu.
- She gets she gets frequent bouts of diarrhea and she's also had pneumonia twice this year alone.
- Well, there's only a few diseases that account for the vast majority of those deaths, diarrhea, pneumonia, and malaria.
- Or they just, they lived in a house that didn't have heat and they died of pneumonia.
- Next time she gets pneumonia, let's just let her die.
- So I was getting bronchitis, I was getting pneumonia, mild pneumonia.
- And every year the pneumonia gets that many people as well.
- And and it it, it, it had the flavour of our viral pneumonia akin to influenza.
- Tell them how I hope you get pneumonia.
Examples
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When I was a kid, I spent a week in the hospital getting better from pneumonia.
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They said he died of pneumonia.
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- Pneumonia can be pretty serious for a horse of any age.
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My mother was very sick with pneumonia.
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Not all patients with pneumonia have a fever, and physical signs can be missed.
Academic text (2012) -
First she was told it was asthma, then pneumonia, but it just kept getting worse.
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Removed from life support in 1976, Quinlan died of pneumonia nine years later.
Academic text (2000) -
You've got older people, some with COVID, some with pneumonia because of the flu.
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We report life-threatening HBoV1 pneumonia in a child and transmission within his family.
Academic text (2013) -
Why some people with COVID caught a runny nose and other people got pneumonia and died we don't know.
Synonyms
2
7.7
A serious lung infection caused by a fungus that affects babies and people with weak immune systems
2
5.3
A lung infection with high fever and cough that often affects children and young adults
1
5.8
A lung infection caused when food, drink, or vomit enter the lungs
1
3.7
An infection of the lungs caused by a virus that makes breathing difficult
1
4.6
A lung infection that inflames the small airways and causes cough and fever
1
4.4
A lung infection that affects both lungs and causes serious breathing problems
1
6.7
A lung infection caused by pneumococcus bacteria
1
6.0
A lung infection that affects one or more parts of the lung, often caused by bacteria
A lung infection caused by a fungus that affects babies and people with weak immune systems
A lung infection caused by a fungus that often affects babies and people with weak immune systems
A lung infection caused by mycoplasma bacteria that causes high fever and a dry cough in children and young adults
A lung infection in children and young adults that causes high fever and cough
An infection of the small airways of the lungs that makes them swollen
Serious infection that makes the lungs and their lining swollen and painful, often causing chest pain and trouble breathing
A long-term lung illness that causes swelling and scarring of the tissue between air sacs
A severe lung infection caused by bacteria that spreads through the air and often kills people
A severe lung infection from breathing in anthrax spores that quickly becomes life threatening
Compounds
- Specialized
2
5.3
A lung infection with high fever and cough that often affects children and young adults
- Specialized
2
7.7
A serious lung infection caused by a fungus that affects babies and people with weak immune systems
- Specialized
1
5.8
A lung infection caused when food, drink, or vomit enter the lungs
- Specialized
1
4.6
A lung infection that inflames the small airways and causes cough and fever
- Specialized
1
4.4
A lung infection that affects both lungs and causes serious breathing problems
- Specialized
1
3.7
An infection of the lungs caused by a virus that makes breathing difficult
- Specialized
1
6.0
A lung infection that affects one or more parts of the lung, often caused by bacteria
- Specialized
Severe lung disease in young chickens and turkeys that often causes sudden death
- Specialized
A severe lung infection from breathing in anthrax spores that quickly becomes life threatening
- Specialized
A serious lung infection that inflames the tissue between air spaces, often in babies or people with weak immune systems
- Specialized
A long-term lung illness that causes swelling and scarring of the tissue between air sacs
- Specialized
A lung infection caused by mycoplasma bacteria that causes high fever and a dry cough in children and young adults
- Specialized
A serious lung disease caused by a new coronavirus that began in 2019 and causes fever, cough, and breathing difficulty
- Specialized
A lung infection in children and young adults that causes high fever and cough
- Specialized
A severe lung infection caused by bacteria that spreads through the air and often kills people
- Archaic
A lung infection caused by a fungus that affects babies and people with weak immune systems
- Archaic
A serious lung disease from dust in infected wool that may lead to severe difficulty breathing and heart failure
How Severe
- Specialized
14
7.0
- Specialized
121
4.3
- Specialized
18
2.3
17
1.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
pneumonia = pneumon + ia
Formed from the Greek combining form 'pneumon' (lung) + the noun-forming suffix '-ia'; the root is not a standalone English word, so the composition is not guessable by an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Pneumonia comes from the Greek roots pneuma meaning 'breath' and pneumon meaning 'lung'. So, pneumonia is a serious lung illness that makes it hard to breathe.