pneumonic plague
noun Pathology.
a form of plague characterized by lung involvement.
Compare
plague.
Origin of pneumonic plague
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby pneumonic plague
pneumomyelography,
pneumon-,
pneumonectomy,
pneumonia,
pneumonic,
pneumonic plague,
pneumonitis,
pneumono-,
pneumonocele,
pneumonocentesis,
pneumonococcal
Medical definitions for pneumonic plague
pneumonic plague
n.
A frequently fatal form of bubonic plague in which the lungs are infected and the disease is transmissible by coughing.