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pneumonitis

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pneumonitis [‚nü·mə′nīd·əs]
(medicine)
Inflammation of the lung.
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The illness is the same but pneumonitis refers to a small area of infection with mild symptoms whereas pneumonia involves a large area of infection with more severe symptoms.
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