Defn: Measurement of the capacity of the lungs for air. Dunglison.
PNEUMONIA
Pneu*mo"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. Pneumatio, Pulmonary.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the lungs.
Note: Catarrhal pneumonia, or Broncho-pneumonia, is inflammation of the lung tissue, associated with catarrh and with marked evidences of inflammation of bronchial membranes, often chronic; — also called lobular pneumonia, from its affecting single lobules at a time. — Croupous pneumonia, or ordinary pneumonia, is an acute affection characterized by sudden onset with a chill, high fever, rapid course, and sudden decline; — also called lobar pneumonia, from its affecting a whole lobe of the lung at once. See under Croupous. — Fibroid pneumonia is an inflammation of the interstitial connective tissue lying between the lobules of the lungs, and is very slow in its course, producing shrinking and atrophy of the lungs.
PNEUMONIC Pneu*mon"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. pneumonique.] (a) Of or pertaining to the lungs; pulmonic. (b) Of or pertaining to pneumonia; as, pneumonic symptoms.
PNEUMONIC
Pneu*mon"ic, n. (Med.)
Defn: A medicine for affections of the lungs.
PNEUMONITIC
Pneu`mo*nit"ic, a. (Med.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to pneumonitis.
PNEUMONITIS
Pneu`mo*ni"tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Pneumo-, and -itis.] (Med.)