lobar pneumonia

noun

, Pathology.

1. pneumonia ( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobar pneumonia¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner announced in January 2019 that she died a natural death due to lobar pneumonia — despite conspiracy theories that were shut down by her children.

From Los Angeles Times

After an autopsy, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner announced in January 2019 that that the 47-year-old’s cause of death was due to lobar pneumonia and her manner of death was certified as natural.

From Los Angeles Times

Porter died in 2018 of lobar pneumonia.

From Los Angeles Times

The model died in November 2018 from lobar pneumonia.

From Fox News

Autopsies found the heart muscle itself often “relaxed and flabby, offering a strong contrast to the firm, contracted left ventricle nearly always present in post-mortem in bodies of patients dying from lobar pneumonia.”

From Washington Post