Pĕr’ip-neū’mo-ny, n.

n. [Fr. péripneumonie, It. peripneumonia, Sp. peripneumonia, perineumonia, Pr. péripleumonia, Lat. peripneumonia, Gr. περιπνευμονία, περιπλευμονία, from περί, around, about, and πνεύμων, πλεύμων, a lung, from πνέω, to blow, breathe, πνεῦμα, breath.] (Med.) An inflammation of the lungs; pneumonitis.