| pneumonia |
An inflammatory infection that occurs in the lung.
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| pneumonia |
inflammation of the lungs due to a bacterial or viral infection, which causes fever, shortness of breath, and the coughing up of phlegm
Ãâó: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_p.asp
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| pneumothorax |
a condition in which air enters the space between the chest wall and the lungs, causing chest pain and shortness of breath; may occur spontaneously or be the result of a disease or an accident
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| pneumococcus |
The bacteria that most often cause pneumonia. About 40,000 pneumonia deaths in the United States each year can be traced to Streptococcus pneumonia.
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| Pneumocystis carinii |
pneumonia: A type of pneumonia (lung inflammation) caused by a microbe called Pneumocystiscarinii, seen in people with impaired immunity
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