plague pneumonia meaning

UK US /pleɪɡ nuˈmoʊnjə/ 4 syllables

plague pneumonia (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.

Definition of plague pneumonia

  1. 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

    Synonyms: pneumonic plague, pulmonic plague

    Type of: plague

How to pronounce plague pneumonia

plague pneumonia is pronounced /pleɪɡ nuˈmoʊnjə/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.

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