atypical pneumonia

noun

Pneumonia not caused by one of the pathogens most commonly associated with the disease, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis.

Similar
walking pneumoniaprimary atypical pneumoniamycoplasmal pneumonia
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Meanings

nounatypical pneumonia (countable and uncountable, plural atypical pneumonias)

plural atypical pneumonias

  1. countableuncountablemedicinePneumonia not caused by one of the pathogens most commonly associated with the disease, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis.

    Synonyms: walking pneumonia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounPneumonia not caused by one of the pathogens most commonly associated with the disease, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis.

Similar
walking pneumonia

More synonyms by meaning

nounan acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults

Similar
primary atypical pneumoniamycoplasmal pneumonia
Broader
respiratory diseaserespiratory illnessrespiratory disorder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 非典型肺炎, 非典
  • 非典型肺炎 (fēidiǎnxíng fèiyán)type of pneumonia
  • 非典 (fēidiǎn)type of pneumonia
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