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APEX PNEUMONIA

\ˈe͡ɪpɛks njuːmˈə͡ʊni͡ə], \ˈe‍ɪpɛks njuːmˈə‍ʊni‍ə], \ˈeɪ_p_ɛ_k_s n_j_uː_m_ˈəʊ_n_iə]\

Definitions of APEX PNEUMONIA

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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limited to the apex of a lung.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

pneumonia involving the apex of the lung; supposed to run a severe course.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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