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# pneumonia

noun (pneumonia — uncountable)

«pneumonia» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pneumonia/#m1)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pneumonia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pneumonia/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pneumonia» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pneumonia.html) on Mova free.