Definition of Pneumonic plague

1. Noun. A rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever.

Exact synonyms: Plague Pneumonia, Pulmonic Plague
Generic synonyms: Pest, Pestilence, Pestis, Plague

Medical Definition of Pneumonic plague

1. A rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of plague in which there are areas of pulmonary consolidation, with chill, pain in the side, bloody expectoration, and high fever. Synonym: plague pneumonia, pulmonic plague. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pneumonic Plague

pneumomyelography
pneumon-
pneumonectomies
pneumonectomy
pneumonia
pneumonia dissecans
pneumonia interlobularis purulenta
pneumonia malleosa
pneumonia virus of mice
pneumonia with chest-wall involvement
pneumoniac
pneumonias
pneumonic
pneumonic device
pneumonic devices
pneumonic plague (current term)
pneumonics
pneumonitic
pneumonitides
pneumonitis
pneumonitises
pneumoniæ
pneumono-
pneumonocele
pneumonocentesis
pneumonococcal
pneumonococcus
pneumonoconiosis
pneumonocyte
pneumonokoniosis

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