apex pneumonia

a·pex pneu·mo·ni·a

, apical pneumoniapneumonia of the apex or apices.

a·pex pneu·mo·ni·a

, apical pneumonia (ā'peks nū-mō'nē-ă, ap'i-kăl) An infiltrative process confined to the apex of one or both lungs; typical of tuberculosis and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia.