bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia — noun
1. a kind of pneumonia in which infection and inflammation spread through many smal
a kind of pneumonia in which infection and inflammation spread through many small parts of the lungs, often around the tiny air tubes.
After a week of flu, Gabriel developed bronchopneumonia and had trouble breathing.
develop bronchopneumonia after flu
The doctor warned that bronchopneumonia can spread through both lungs very quickly.
bronchopneumonia can spread through both lungs
An X-ray showed bronchopneumonia in several small areas of Yara's right lung.
The baby stayed in hospital while nurses treated bronchopneumonia with oxygen and medicine.
- pneumonia
broader medical term; bronchopneumonia is one specific form of it
- chest infection
everyday term that is less exact and may describe milder illness
- lung infection
plain explanation rather than a formal diagnosis
文法句型
develop/have/treat/diagnose + bronchopneumonia
bronchopneumonia + in + [patient/group]
用法筆記
Usually treated as an uncountable medical noun. It often follows verbs such as 'develop', 'have', 'treat', or 'diagnose' and commonly appears when doctors describe infection in babies, older adults, or weak patients.