double pneumonia

noun

Definition of double pneumonia

: pneumonia affecting both lungs

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Shaquille Dukes wrote in a Facebook post that he was admitted to a Freeport hospital for double pneumonia while on vacation in the beginning of June. NBC News, "Black man in hospital gown with IV arrested outside Illinois hospital for disorderly conduct," 1 July 2019 Shaquille Dukes was being treated for double pneumonia and asthma last month in Freeport, Illinois, according to a Facebook post. N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, "A black hospital patient claims Illinois police arrested him for allegedly trying to steal IV machine," 1 July 2019 Whoopi explained how serious her struggle with double pneumonia and sepsis was. Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'The View' Star Meghan McCain LOST It After Whoopi Goldberg Returned to Give a Health Update," 14 Mar. 2019 As the 20th of 22 children, she was well loved but struggled with illness for much of her childhood, battling double pneumonia, scarlet fever, and whooping cough. Kate Siber, Outside Online, "How Wilma Rudolph Became the World’s Fastest Woman," 8 June 2018 Last fall my daughter was admitted to Boston Children’s Hospital with double pneumonia. BostonGlobe.com, "Letters to the editor of the Boston Globe Magazine," 1 June 2018 Whoopi explained how serious her struggle with double pneumonia and sepsis was. Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, "'The View' Star Meghan McCain LOST It After Whoopi Goldberg Returned to Give a Health Update," 14 Mar. 2019 Shaquille Dukes wrote in a Facebook post that he was admitted to a Freeport hospital for double pneumonia while on vacation in the beginning of June. NBC News, "Black man in hospital gown with IV arrested outside Illinois hospital for disorderly conduct," 1 July 2019 Shaquille Dukes was being treated for double pneumonia and asthma last month in Freeport, Illinois, according to a Facebook post. N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, "A black hospital patient claims Illinois police arrested him for allegedly trying to steal IV machine," 1 July 2019

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First Known Use of double pneumonia

1892, in the meaning defined above

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double pneumonia

noun

Medical Definition of double pneumonia

: pneumonia affecting both lungs