pneumonia

/nuːˈmoʊniə/

nounpneu · mo · ni · a

Remember: the P is silent—“PNEU” sounds like “NEW,” so pneumonia starts with NEW-monia.

Yes, it's pneumonia. The tricky part is the silent P and the “pneu-” beginning: write PNEU- (like “pneumatic”), then -MONIA.

Definition

  1. nouna lung infection that causes inflammation and makes breathing difficult, often with cough and fever

Examples

  • “The doctor diagnosed her with pneumonia after a chest X-ray.”
  • “He stayed home from school to rest and take medicine for pneumonia.”
  • “Vaccines and good hygiene can help reduce the risk of pneumonia.”

Synonyms

lung infectionpulmonary infectionpneumonitisbronchopneumoniainfection

Translations

ES neumoníaPT pneumoniaFR pneumonie

Common misspellings

numoniapnumoniapneumonapnuemoniapneumoniaapneumoniahpneumonia

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