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Definition of Pneumonias

Pneumonia
Pneumonia Pneu*mo"ni*a (n[-u]*m[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. pneymoni`a, fr. pney`mwn, pl. pney`mones the lungs, also, pley`mwn, which is perh. the original form. Cf. Pneumatio, Pulmonary.] (Med.) Inflammation of the lungs. Note: Catarrhal pneumonia, or Broncho-pneumonia, is inflammation of the lung tissue, associated with catarrh and with marked evidences of inflammation of bronchial membranes, often chronic; -- also called lobular pneumonia, from its affecting single lobules at a time. Croupous pneumonia, or ordinary pneumonia, is an acute affection characterized by sudden onset with a chill, high fever, rapid course, and sudden decline; -- also called lobar pneumonia, from its affecting a whole lobe of the lung at once. See under Croupous. Fibroid pneumonia is an inflammation of the interstitial connective tissue lying between the lobules of the lungs, and is very slow in its course, producing shrinking and atrophy of the lungs.

Meaning of Pneumonias from wikipedia

- another 600,000. Vaccination prevents against certain bacterial and viral pneumonias both in children and adults. Influenza vaccines are modestly effective...
- atypical pneumonia". Semin Respir Infect. 15 (2): 101–13. doi:10.1053/srin.2000.9592. PMID 10983928. Cunha BA (May 2006). "The atypical pneumonias: clinical...
- pneumonias tend to be either non-infectious, or mycobacterial, fungal, or mixed bacterial infections caused by airway obstruction. Acute pneumonias are...
- Mehrjardi, Mohammad Zare (2017). "classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs): radiology in focus (PDF Download Available)". ResearchGate. doi:10...
- opportunistic fungi or a combination of both. Case mortality in fungal pneumonias can be as high as 90% in immunocompromised patients, though immunocompetent...
- Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP), also known as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP), is a form of pneumonia that is caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis...
- Aspiration pneumonia is a type of lung infection that is due to a relatively large amount of material from the stomach or mouth entering the lungs. Signs...
- human bocavirus, and parainfluenza viruses. In the pre-antibiotic age, pneumonias had been treated with specific anti-serums of highly variable therapeutic...
- up pneumonia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung in humans. This may also refer to: Pneumonia (non-human)...
- Lobar pneumonia is a form of pneumonia characterized by inflammatory exudate within the intra-alveolar space resulting in consolidation that affects a...