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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PNEUMONITIS

Pneu `mo *ni "tis, n. Etym: [NL. See Pneumo-, and -itis.] (Med. )

 

Defn: Inflammation of the lungs; pneumonia.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pneumonitis

pneu mo ni tis |ˌn (y )o͞oməˈnītis ˌnjuməˈnaɪdɪs | ▶noun Medicine inflammation of the walls of the alveoli in the lungs, usually caused by a virus.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pneumonitis

pneumonitis |ˌnjuːmə (ʊ )ˈnʌɪtɪs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Medicine inflammation of the walls of the alveoli (air sacs ) in the lungs.