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Word entry · 9 letters

pneumonia

Best crossword clue

"Lung infection"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /njuˈməʊniə/Part of speech nounSorted aeimnnopuStarts with PEnds with A1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. A lung infection that can cause coughing, fever, and trouble breathing.

Word origin

From Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía, “lung disease”), from πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “lung”) + -ία (-ía).

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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