Pneumonia Meaning
/njuˈməʊniə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounInflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.
Sentence Examples
While visiting Switzerland, he became ill with pneumonia.
My wife is suffering from pneumonia.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient was diagnosed with ____, a serious lung infection causing coughing and difficulty breathing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The elderly patient was admitted to hospital with severe ____ and placed on oxygen immediately.
Word Origin & History
From Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía, “lung disease”), from πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -ία (-ía).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He had always been remarkably immune from such little ailments, and had only once in his life been ill, of a vicious pneumonia long ago at school."
— 1922, Michael Arlen, “2/9/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The patient was diagnosed with ____, a serious lung infection causing coughing and difficulty breathing.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The elderly patient was admitted to hospital with severe ____ and placed on oxygen immediately.