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Glossaries

For many of us, medical and health insurance terms are unfamiliar or complex. Our glossaries define some of those terms.

Pneumonia
An inflammation of the lungs resulting primarily from bac-teria, viruses, and chemical irritants. Pneumonia caused by bacteria often begins suddenly with fever, chills, pain in the chest, and cough. Typically, pneumonia is treated with antibiotic therapy.

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Pulmonary fibrosis
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Pyelonephritis
Pyloric stenosis

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