(pathology) Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs.
pneumonitis
Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for pneumonitis.
Editorial note
Only know that my son was recently diagnosed with pneumonitis by an experienced radiologist on the basis of a lung x-ray.
Quick take
(pathology) Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs.
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pneumonitis.
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs.
Example sentences
Only know that my son was recently diagnosed with pneumonitis by an experienced radiologist on the basis of a lung x-ray.
It Apollo-Soyuz in 1975—the entire Apollo crew were poisoned by fuel when they opened the spacecraft, and were hospitalized with chemical pneumonitis [1,2].
Radiography revealed pneumonitis, and pulmonary-function testing showed a nonreversible mild obstructive ventilatory defect.
The single biggest risk to firebreathers isn't burns, but chemical pneumonitis, due to fuel inhalation (basically synthetic mineral oil with chain lengths 12-18).
At semi-worst, they cause low-grade inflammation, and worst-case they cause chemical pneumonitis.
The really really agent is immune pneumonitis, or cytokine storm related sepsis.
Recently my mother had a flare-up up radiation-induced pneumonitis and the PPO insurance she pays $14,000 annually wouldn’t approve a single unit of Advair.
We're seeing some cases of thyroid problems, lung inflammation (pneumonitis), skin problems...
This lady who hasn't passed stool in two-odd weeks promptly vomited, aspirated, and within a few hours was in the ICU for a chemical pneumonitis.
It resulted in a 98% shrinkage of my main tumor before I ended up with pneumonitis from it and had to stop.
Other than the clinical trial drug, which helped for a few months, the one thing that did help but eventually gave me pneumonitis so I had to stop it, was Enhertu.
I know people who go through over an ounce per day of VG solution that aren't getting chemical pneumonitis, but inhalation of sub-milliliter amounts of oils has sent friends of mine to the hospital.
Quote examples
Took one look at that xray and thought, "yup, chemical pneumonitis" [1].
> "An infant exposed to CS in a house into which police had fired CS canisters to subdue a mentally disturbed adult developed severe pneumonitis requiring therapy with steroids, oxygen, antibiotics, and 29 days of hospitalization." Baby got sick while being saved?
However, healthcare providers, medical experts, and published data from the 1918 period suggest that most deaths were caused by secondary bacterial pneumonias (5–12); hemorrhagic pneumonitis that rapidly progressed to death was considered an alarming but uncommon clinical manifestation (8,11–13)." The way I'm reading that, it doesn't seem that it's that clear that it was the flu that was to blame.
Frequently asked questions
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How do you use pneumonitis in a sentence?
Only know that my son was recently diagnosed with pneumonitis by an experienced radiologist on the basis of a lung x-ray.
What does pneumonitis mean?
(pathology) Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs.
What part of speech is pneumonitis?
pneumonitis is commonly used as noun.