noun
- Plural of pneumonitis; instances or cases of inflammation of lung tissue, typically caused by infection, irritants, or allergic reactions.
Usage: Medical term; Chiefly British spelling (American English typically uses 'pneumonitises' or 'pneumonitides')
Examples
- The hospital treated several cases of viral pneumonitises during the winter outbreak.
- Repeated exposures to organic dust can lead to multiple pneumonitises in agricultural workers.
- The radiologist identified pneumonitises in both lungs on the chest X-ray.
- Drug-induced pneumonitises are a known side effect of certain chemotherapy agents.
- Hypersensitivity pneumonitises can develop in people exposed to bird feathers or mold spores.