Pneumonia



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解释

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• n. 肺炎
• ［记］ pneumon ( 肺, 元气) +ia -> 肺炎
• ［同］ 同根词: pneuma ( 元气, 精神) ; pneumatic ( 元气的, 精神的)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from pneumōn lung, alteration of pleumōn — more at pulmonary
• Date: 1603
• a disease of the lungs characterized especially by inflammation and consolidation of lung tissue followed by resolution and by fever, chills, cough, and difficulty in breathing and that is caused especially by infection

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