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# pneumonia

«pneumonia» in Mova's school dictionary: **a serious illness in which the lungs become swollen and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (pneumonia — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

Pneumonia is a serious illness in which the lungs become swollen and fill with fluid, often caused by germs, making it hard to breathe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pneumonia/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In health and science lessons it shows how germs can infect the lungs; it is treated by doctors and can be dangerous for babies and old people. Vaccines help prevent some kinds. Phrases: catch pneumonia, have pneumonia, treated for pneumonia.

### examples

- Grandad was in hospital with pneumonia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pneumonia/#x1)
- Pneumonia makes it hard to breathe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pneumonia/#x2)
- The doctor said she had pneumonia and gave her medicine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pneumonia/#x3)
- Some vaccines help protect against pneumonia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pneumonia/#x4)
- Pneumonia can follow a bad cold or flu. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pneumonia/#x5)
- He coughed a lot when he had pneumonia. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pneumonia/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: no «a» (have pneumonia). Say new-MOH-nee-uh; the p is silent. Myth: you do not catch pneumonia just from being cold or having wet hair; it is caused by germs.

### In the corpora

- [When Nan gets pneumonia, a bad chest illness, Mrs Dobbs leaves soup on the step.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/474-feuds-between-families/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pneumonia» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pneumonia/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.