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Definition
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
- Because I caught pneumonia.2 — Persons Unknown (71% in)
- So I said, 'What do you want to do, get pneumonia?'3 — Answer (60% in)
- Surprised he didn't catch pneumonia, considering how cold it was.4 — The Corner (2% in)
- Judge Tate had died of pneumonia the past November; wreaths, brown roses, and rain-faded ribbons still lay upon the raw earth.4 — The Corner (99% in)
There are no more uses of "pneumonia" in In Cold Blood.
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