Crossword clues for pneumonitis
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pneumonitis \Pneu`mo*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See Pneumo-, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the lungs; pneumonia.
Wiktionary
n. (context pathology English) inflammation of the tissue of the lungs
WordNet
n. inflammation of the lungs; caused by a virus or an allergic reaction
Wikipedia
Pneumonitis or pulmonitis is an inflammation of lung tissue. Many factors can cause pneumonitis, including breathing in animal dander, aspiration (inhaling small food particles or vomit "down the wrong pipe"), and receiving radiation therapy to the chest.
Pneumonitis was listed as the one of the top 15 leading causes of death (at number 15) in the United States as of 2010, overtaking homicide, which dropped off the list. This was due to a number of factors, including an increase in the population of people over 75, for whom pneumonitis is a common cause of death.
Pneumonia is pneumonitis combined with consolidation and exudation due to infection.
Usage examples of "pneumonitis".
The doc and nurse both had blood on them, a no-good way to be working in this day of AIDS, Hepatitis, Avian Pneumonitis and God knows what else the terrorists might be cooking up.