adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who has pneumonia.
2. 2
   A medicine to treat lung disease.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary. not-comparable
2. 2
   Of, or relating to pneumonia. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   relating to or affecting the lungs wordnet
2. 2
   pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

allergicanemicarthriticasthmaticbiliouscarcinogenic

Etymology

From the post-Classical Latin pneumonicus and its etymon, the Ancient Greek πνευμονικός (pneumonikós).

Related phrases

pneumonic devicepneumonic plague

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