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Answer for the clue "A kind of pneumonia ", 5 letters:
lobar

Alternative clues for the word lobar

Word definitions for lobar in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to or affecting a lobe; "lobar pneumonia"

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lobar \Lo"bar\, a. Of or pertaining to a lobe; characterized by, or like, a lobe or lobes.

Usage examples of lobar.

We had lobar pneumonia, meningococcal meningitis, streptococcal infections, diphtheria, endocarditis, enteric fevers, various septicemias, syphilis, and, always, everywhere, tuberculosis.

The good news was that the pneumonia sounded confined to the left lower lobe, and lobar pneumonia responded well to antibiotics.

Damned near thing, too, for the weapon, whatever it was, stopped just short of the lobar region.