pneumonitis
IPA: numˈɑnɪtɪs
noun
- (pathology) Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs.
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Examples of "pneumonitis" in Sentences
- The term pneumonitis is synonymous but is best avoided
- Murphy said it fell to 16 in 2010, replaced by the lung inflammation known as pneumonitis, common among the elderly.
- In its annual report on U.S. mortality, the CDC said a condition known as pneumonitis had replaced murder as a leading cause of death in the country.
- Murder dropped enough in 2010 that it was overtaken at No. 15 by a respiratory illness called pneumonitis that is seen mainly in people 75 and older.
- The CDC announced Wednesday that murder rates dropped enough in 2010 that it was overtaken at No. 15 by a respiratory illness called pneumonitis that is seen mainly in people 75 and older.
- In its annual report on U.S. mortality, the CDC said a condition known as pneumonitis had replaced murder as one of the Top 15 causes of death in the country, knocking homicide to 16th place in the list of top killers.
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