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Meaning of PNEUMONIC

Pronunciation:  nyoo'mânik

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 Definition: [adj]  relating to or affecting the lungs; "pulmonary disease"
 
 Synonyms: pulmonary, pulmonic
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Pneu*mon"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. pneumonique.]
    (a) Of or pertaining to the lungs; pulmonic.
    (b) Of or pertaining to pneumonia; as, pneumonic symptoms.
    
    
  2. \Pneu*mon"ic\, n. (Med.)
    A medicine for affections of the lungs.
    
    
 

 

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