Meaning of old man's friend | Babel Free

Definitions

Bacterial pneumonia.

informal

Examples

“The "old man's friend," pneumonia, can, in many instances, be turned from the door, and a wide variety of serious diseases, such as pulmonary tuberculosis, salmonellosis, and cholera, can be treated effectively if the right drugs can be got to the right place at the right time.”

“In many instances, it is likely that the old man's friend, pneumonia, may be preventable if nutritional status could be normalized.”

“Dr Pearson visited him regularly, but on the fifth day, when Sam's condition had worsened, his breathing coming with difficulty and a faint bubbling sound, he shook his head and whispered to Jan, 'The old man's friend.'”

“For Marguerite, a drug called Keflex had taken all that was amiable out of the old man's friend. It was her second successful bout with the illness in three years.”

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