pneumonia
Medical term for inflammation or infection of the lungs. Common in everyday news and medical contexts as well as clinical speech.
My grandfather was hospitalized with pneumonia.
The doctor diagnosed her with pneumonia.
My grandfather came down with pneumonia in the winter.
His cold got worse and developed into pneumonia.
The actor died of pneumonia.
Pneumonia can be prevented with a vaccine.
pneumococcus; Streptococcus pneumoniae
Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia