Definition of "bronchopneumonia" [bronchopneumonia]

• A pneumonia involving inflammation of the lungs that spreads from and after infection of the bronchi. (noun)

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• ""However, 60 percent of La Gloria's 3,000 inhabitants are already suffering from flu, pneumonia and bronchopneumonia.""
• "Other complications may occur such as middle ear infection, bronchopneumonia and encephalitis."
• "As the infection cleared up, she contracted bronchopneumonia."