double pneumonia

noun

: pneumonia affecting both lungs

Examples of double pneumonia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Never a hardy person, McCullers suffered from increasing ill health during the early forties, contracting strep throat, an ear infection, double pneumonia, pleurisy, and a tooth infection that required daily trips to the dentist. Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 His hair was gray, and a bout of double pneumonia had brought him close to death. Sam Sweet, Harper's Magazine, 21 Jan. 2022 What is double pneumonia? Korin Miller, Health.com, 14 Sep. 2021 What causes double pneumonia? Korin Miller, Health.com, 14 Sep. 2021 She was diagnosed with double pneumonia. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2020 From an ankle injury to double pneumonia, Madeline Curtsinger has battled her fair share of adversity during her sophomore basketball season at Bullitt East High School. Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Jan. 2023 The disease sent Snipes to a hospital with double pneumonia, and symptoms of long-COVID-19 that include fatigue, headaches, chest pain, brain fog, joint pain and difficulty breathing linger to this day, requiring the use of an oxygen tank. USA Today, 15 May 2022 After being hospitalized for 55 days, his heart stopped at 1:33 a.m. on April 19, ending his battle with diabetes, double pneumonia and Valley Fever, Luna said. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of double pneumonia was in 1892

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“Double pneumonia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20pneumonia. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

double pneumonia

noun
: pneumonia involving both lungs

Medical Definition

double pneumonia

noun
: pneumonia affecting both lungs
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