atypical pneumonia

English

Noun

atypical pneumonia (countable and uncountable, plural atypical pneumonias)

  1. (pathology) Pneumonia not caused by one of the pathogens most commonly associated with the disease, such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis.
    Synonym: walking pneumonia

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