What is the meaning of pneumonic plague?

possible profanity

noun

  • A rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to person; characterized by lung involvement with chill, bloody expectoration and high fever.
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
15
 
|15 years ago|287 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). pneumonic plague. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/pneumonic_plague/definitions/1245636
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "pneumonic plague" http://smartdefine.org/pneumonic_plague/definitions/1245636 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, pneumonic plague, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/pneumonic_plague/definitions/1245636>.
MLAWordNet. "pneumonic plague" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/pneumonic_plague/definitions/1245636>