PLEUROPNEUMONIA

pleuropneumonia

(noun) pleurisy and pneumonia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pleuropneumonia (uncountable)

(medicine) inflammation of the pleura and lungs; a combination of pleurisy and pneumonia, especially a kind of contagious and fatal lung disease of cattle and pigs, caused by infection by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae.

Source: Wiktionary


Pleu`ro*pneu*mo"ni*a, n. Etym: [Pleuro- + pneumonia.] (Med.)

Definition: Inflammation of the pleura and lungs; a combination of pleurisy and pneumonia, esp. a kind of contagions and fatal lung plague of cattle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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