pneumonianoun [ U ]
uk/njuːˈməʊ.ni.ə/us/nuːˈmoʊ.njə/a serious illness in which one or both lungs become red and swollen and filled with liquid:
People who are bedridden can easily get pneumonia.
catch/get pneumonia informal
to make yourself ill by getting too cold:
She'll catch pneumonia going out without a coat in this weather!
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Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- apnoea
- asbestosis
- black lung disease
- bronchitis
- bunged up
- central sleep apnoea
- cystic fibrosis
- hay fever
- hyperventilation
- pharyngitis
- pleurisy
- pneumothorax
- pulmonary fibrosis
- pulmonary hypertension
- rhinitis
- SARS
- shortness of breath
- wheeze
- whooping cough
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