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pneumonia

pneu.mo.nia \n(y)u.-'mo--ny*\ n [NL, fr. Gk, fr. pneumo-n lung, alter of 
   pleumo-n - more at] PULMONARY : a disease of the lungs characterized by 
   inflammation and consolidation f ollowed by resolution and caused by 
   infection or irritants