Definition of "pneumonic" [pneu•mon•ic]

• Of, affecting, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary. (adjective)
• Relating to, affected by, or similar to pneumonia. (adjective)

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• "That was a different form of plague for the most part, a form of plague called pneumonic plague."
• "The more fatal form is known as pneumonic plague, and in this the lungs are the seat of the disease."
• "The pneumonic and septicemic were less seen than the bubonic."