bronchopneumonia

noun bron·cho·pneu·mo·nia \ˌbräŋ-(ˌ)kō-n(y)u̇-ˈmō-nyə, -n(y)ü\

Definition of BRONCHOPNEUMONIA

: pneumonia involving many relatively small areas of lung tissue

New Latin

First Known Use: 1858

Medical Dictionary

noun bron·cho·pneu·mo·nia \ˌbräŋ-(ˌ)kō-n(y)u̇-ˈmō-nyə\

: pneumonia involving many relatively small areas of lung tissue—called also bronchial pneumonia, lobular pneumonia

—bron·cho·pneu·mon·ic \-ˈmän-ik\ adjective

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