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- Word comparison: pneumonic vs. bubonic plague
pneumonic vs. bubonic plague
adjective
- of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
- pertaining to or affected with pneumonia.
noun
Pathology.
- a serious, sometimes fatal, infection with the bacterial toxin Yersinia pestis, transmitted by fleas from infected rodents and characterized by high fever, weakness, and the formation of buboes, especially in the groin and armpits.