HOW TO PRONOUNCE
pneumonia
/nuˈmoʊniə/
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The p is silent. Stress MOH, keeping the surrounding vowels lighter.
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“A discussion of pneumonia.”
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noun
- Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.
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IPA pronunciation
/nuˈmoʊniə/
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Suppose one broke a leg and had to lie in bed at home for weeks, or had pneumonia and died there.
I had got as far as pneumonia in my course, and I realized that here was a bad case of it.
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There are few instances of inflammation of the lungs, or pneumonia, that do not ultimately become connected with or terminate in pleurisy.
Tichomiroff records the case of a woman of twenty-four who died of pneumonia in whom the left lung was entirely missing.
Horses that are exposed to cold, wet weather or worked after becoming sick, frequently suffer from pneumonia, pericarditis, gastro-enteritis and other diseases.