BRONCHOPNEUMONIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles

Synonyms:

bronchial pneumonia; bronchopneumonia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("bronchopneumonia" is a kind of...):

pneumonia (respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bronchopneumonia"):

aspiration pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs caused by inhaling or choking on vomitus; may occur during unconsciousness (anesthesia or drunkenness or seizure or cardiac arrest))

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