Home › Words › P › pneumonicpneumonic/njuːˈmɒnɪk/pneumonic means of, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary.pneumonic is pronounced /njuːˈmɒnɪk/.EtymologyFrom the post-Classical Latin pneumonicus and its etymon, the Ancient Greek πνευμονικός (pneumonikós).adjOf, or relating to the lungs; pulmonary.Of, or relating to pneumonia.nounOne who has pneumonia.A medicine to treat lung disease.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.pneumological 74% match — Relating to pulmonology. vs pneumonic →peripneumonic 73% match — pneumonic (of or pertaining to pneumonia (an inflammation of the lungs)) vs pneumonic →pulmonological 71% match — Relating to pulmonology; synonym of pneumological. vs pneumonic →bronchopneumonic 68% match — Relating to, or caused by bronchopneumonia vs pneumonic →pulmonarial 67% match — Relating to a pulmonarium vs pneumonic →pneumographic 67% match — Relating to pneumography. vs pneumonic →pneumonialike 66% match — Characteristic of pneumonia. vs pneumonic →parapneumonic 65% match — Relating to parapneumonia. vs pneumonic →