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Examples of double pneumonia in a Sentence
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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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“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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