lobar pneumonia
A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing inflammation of an…A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing inflammation of an entire lobe.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing inflammation of an entire lobe.
More definitions
- pneumonia affecting one or more lobes of the lung; commonly due to streptococcal infection
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbronchopneumonia
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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