pneumonialike

English

Etymology

From pneumonia +‎ -like.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /njuːˈməʊnɪəlaɪk/, /njʊˈməʊnɪəlaɪk/
(General American) IPA^(key): /nuːˈmoʊnjəlaɪk/

Adjective

pneumonialike (comparative more pneumonialike, superlative most pneumonialike)

Characteristic of pneumonia.
- 2015 September 2, Sarah Maslin Nir, “San Quentin Prison Scrambles After Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease”, in New York Times‎:
  An outbreak of the disease has reverberated from death row to solitary confinement, with 95 additional inmates reporting the infection’s pneumonialike symptoms in the last few days, though none of them have received an official diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease.

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