bronchopneumonia

bronchopneumonia — 名詞

1. a kind of pneumonia in which infection and inflammation spread through many smal

1.名詞C2
釋義

支氣管肺炎

肺部多處小區域發炎的肺炎

a kind of pneumonia in which infection and inflammation spread through many small parts of the lungs, often around the tiny air tubes.

例句

After a week of flu, Gabriel developed bronchopneumonia and had trouble breathing.

得流感一週後，Gabriel 得了支氣管肺炎，呼吸變得很吃力。

develop bronchopneumonia after flu

The doctor warned that bronchopneumonia can spread through both lungs very quickly.

醫師警告說，支氣管肺炎可能很快擴散到兩側肺部。

bronchopneumonia can spread through both lungs

同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌He caught a bronchopneumonia after the flu.
✅He developed bronchopneumonia after the flu.
💡the illness is usually uncountable and is commonly said to develop after another infection.