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pneumonitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
pneu-moni-tis
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the post-Classical Latin pneumonitis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pneumonitides (plural) pneumonites (plural)

Derived Forms

bronchopneumonitis laryngotracheobronchopneumonitis pneumonitic rhinopneumonitis

Questions

What does pneumonitis mean?
Inflammation of the tissue of the lungs.
Where does pneumonitis come from?
From the post-Classical Latin pneumonitis.

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