double pneumonia

noun

: pneumonia affecting both lungs

Examples of double pneumonia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In July, Weinstein was temporarily hospitalized for a myriad of health conditions, including testing positive for COVID-19 and contracting double pneumonia. Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 Sep. 2024 He had been hospitalized during the summer for other issues including diabetes, and contracted Covid and double pneumonia while in the hospital. Pat Saperstein, Variety, 9 Sep. 2024 Weinstein, who was recently hospitalized with COVID and double pneumonia, remains behind bars pending the New York trial due to his 16-year sentence following the Los Angeles trial. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2024 Weinstein, 72, is still in custody in New York, where he is being held in a medical facility in Manhattan after being hospitalized for a COVID-19 infection, double pneumonia and other health conditions. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for double pneumonia 

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Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double pneumonia was in 1892

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“Double pneumonia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20pneumonia. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

double pneumonia

noun
: pneumonia involving both lungs

Medical Definition

double pneumonia

noun
: pneumonia affecting both lungs
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