noun
alveolar pneumonia; alveolar pneumonitis
Medical term for inflammation of the lung's alveoli, often used in clinical contexts.
肺胞性肺炎は、肺の末端にある小さな袋状の組織に炎症が起こる病気です。
Alveolar pneumonia is a disease in which inflammation occurs in the small sac-like tissues at the ends of the lungs.
Compound of 肺胞 (alveolus) + 性 (-type) + 肺炎 (pneumonia). The derivation is transparent from its components.