atypical pneumonia

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Definition of atypical pneumonia in English English dictionary

an acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults

Related Terms

primary atypical pneumonia

An acute infectious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae, often in association with a virus, and characterized by fever, coughing, sore throat, and muscle pain

Hyphenation

a·typ·i·cal pneu·mo·nia

Turkish pronunciation

eytîpîkıl numōnyı

Pronunciation

/āˈtəpəkəl no͞oˈmōnyə/ /eɪˈtɪpɪkəl nuːˈmoʊnjə/