English noun: pneumonia | |||
1. | pneumonia (state) respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants | ||
Broader (hypernym) | respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bronchial pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, interstitial plasma cell pneumonia, lobar pneumonia, pleuropneumonia, pneumococcal pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, pneumocystis pneumonia, pneumocytosis, viral pneumonia | ||