pneumonic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective pertaining to or characterized by or affected by pneumonia
    • pneumonic plague
  2. adjective relating to or affecting the lungs
    pulmonary; pulmonic.
    • pulmonary disease

WordNet

Pneu*mon"ic adjective
Etymology
Gr. : cf. F. pneumonique.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the lungs; pulmonic.
  2. Of or pertaining to pneumonia; as, pneumonic symptoms.
Pneu*mon"ic noun
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A medicine for affections of the lungs.

Webster 1913