All 3 Uses of
pneumonia
in
The Age of Innocence
- Marry them before Lent; I may catch pneumonia any winter now, and I want to give the wedding-breakfast.†
Chpt 4 *
- The reputation of the Mingotts' family physician was largely based on the attack of pneumonia which Mr. Welland had never had; and his insistence on St. Augustine was therefore inflexible.†
Chpt 13
- He had been what was called a faithful husband; and when May had suddenly died—carried off by the infectious pneumonia through which she had nursed their youngest child—he had honestly mourned her.†
Chpt 34
Definition:
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(pneumonia) a respiratory disease characterized by inflammation and accumulation of fluid in the lungs; caused by infectious agents (e.g., viruses or bacteria) or by inhalation of certain irritants