Pneumonitis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pneumonitis \Pneu`mo*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See {Pneumo-}, and
     {-itis}.] (Med.)
     Inflammation of the lungs; pneumonia.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pneumonitis
       n : inflammation of the lungs; caused by a virus or an allergic
           reaction