bronchopneumonia

noun

A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.

Similar
bronchial pneumonia
OriginEnglish pneumonia ← Ancient Greek πνευμονία (pneumonía) ← Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō →
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Meanings

nounbronchopneumonia (countable and uncountable, plural bronchopneumonias)

plural bronchopneumonias

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounpneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles

Similar
bronchial pneumonia
Broader
pneumonia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβρόγχος (brónkhos)
  2. Englishbroncho-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*plew-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pléwmō
  5. Ancient Greekπλεύμων (pleúmōn)
  6. Ancient Greekπνέω (pnéō)influ.
  7. Ancient Greekπνεῦμα (pneûma)influ.
  8. Ancient Greekπνεύμων (pneúmōn)
  9. Ancient Greekπνευμονία (pneumonía)
  10. Englishpneumonia
  11. Englishbronchopneumonia

From broncho- + pneumonia.

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Translations

Portuguese broncopneumonia
  • broncopneumoniabacterial infection of the lungs
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APA

bronchopneumonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchopneumonia

MLA

“bronchopneumonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchopneumonia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bronchopneumonia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bronchopneumonia.

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