noun
catarrhal pneumonia
Medical term for a type of pneumonia characterized by inflammation of the bronchial mucosa, often synonymous with bronchopneumonia.
See also: 気管支肺炎
カタル性肺炎は気管支肺炎とも呼ばれる。
Catarrhal pneumonia is also called bronchopneumonia.
Synonym; 気管支肺炎 is the more common term in modern Japanese medical contexts.
Compound of カタル (from German 'Katarrh', meaning catarrh or inflammation of a mucous membrane) + 性 (nature, characteristic) + 肺炎 (pneumonia).