Relating to or characterized by bronchopneumonia, describing the pattern or type of pneumonia affecting the bronchial tubes and surrounding lung tissue.
From 'bronchopneumonia' + '-ic' (adjective suffix). The suffix '-ic' transforms nouns into adjectives in medical terminology, allowing doctors to describe disease patterns.
When a doctor says your pneumonia is 'bronchopneumonic' rather than 'lobar,' they're telling you it's a more scattered infection pattern, which actually can sometimes be better because it means less of your lung tissue is totally blocked off.
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