pneumonia - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

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

Synonyms

• pneumonia

More generic

• respiratory disease
• respiratory disorder
• respiratory illness

More specific

• bronchial pneumonia
• bronchopneumonia
• interstitial plasma cell pneumonia
• lobar pneumonia
• pleuropneumonia
• pneumococcal pneumonia
• pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
• pneumocystis pneumonia
• pneumocytosis
• viral pneumonia