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HYPOSTATIC PNEUMONIA

\hˌa͡ɪpə͡ʊstˈatɪk njuːmˈə͡ʊni͡ə], \hˌa‍ɪpə‍ʊstˈatɪk njuːmˈə‍ʊni‍ə], \h_ˌaɪ_p_əʊ_s_t_ˈa_t_ɪ_k n_j_uː_m_ˈəʊ_n_iə]\

Definitions of HYPOSTATIC PNEUMONIA

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

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that due to dorsal decubitus in weak or aged persons.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A form of p. frequently complicating other troubles, especially when the circulation is weak. It attacks the lowermost portions of each lung.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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