pneumonia

«pneumonia» in Mova's school dictionary: a serious illness in which the lungs become swollen and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (pneumonia — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

sense 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 →
• Pneumonia makes it hard to breathe. tree →
• The doctor said she had pneumonia and gave her medicine. tree →
• Some vaccines help protect against pneumonia. tree →
• Pneumonia can follow a bad cold or flu. tree →
• He coughed a lot when he had pneumonia. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• When Nan gets pneumonia, a bad chest illness, Mrs Dobbs leaves soup on the step.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pneumonia» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.