PNEUMONIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pneumonic mean? 

• PNEUMONIC (adjective)
  The adjective PNEUMONIC has 2 senses:

1. pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia

2. relating to or affecting the lungs

  Familiarity information: PNEUMONIC used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PNEUMONIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

pneumonic plague

Pertainym:

pneumonia (respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants)

Derivation:

pneumonia (respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Relating to or affecting the lungs

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

pneumonic; pulmonary; pulmonic

Context example:

pulmonary disease

Pertainym:

lung (either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood)

 Context examples 

It is manifested as a bubonic, septicemic, or pneumonic plague.

(Plague, NCI Thesaurus)

Pneumonic plague is the most serious form. Bacteria enter the lungs and cause pneumonia.

(Plague, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

In pneumonic plague, the infection spreads to the lungs either following bubonic plague, or by inhalation of infective droplets.

(Plague, NCI Thesaurus)