pneumonitis

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noun

Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs.

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Meanings

nounpneumonitis (countable and uncountable, plural pneumonitides or pneumonites)

plural pneumonitides · plural pneumonites

  1. countableuncountablemedicineInflammation of the tissue of the lungs.

Origin

  1. Latinpneumonitis
  2. Englishpneumonitis

From the post-Classical Latin pneumonitis.

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Translations

Czech pneumonitida
  • pneumonitidainflammation
Spanish neumonitis
  • neumonitisinflammation
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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