Both Uses of
pneumonia
in
Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis
- He'd let a pneumonia patient choke rather than interrupt a poker game.†
Chpt 14pneumonia = lung disease characterized by accumulation of fluid in the lungs
- Carol was volunteer nurse when Mrs. Champ Perry suddenly died of pneumonia.†
Chpt 35 *
Definition:
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