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pleuropneumonia

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(plo̵or′ō no̵̅o̅ mōn′yə, -nyo̵̅o̅-)

noun

pneumonia complicated by pleurisy

Origin: pleuro- + pneumonia

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noun
  1. Inflammation of the pleura and lungs; pneumonia aggravated by pleurisy.
  2. An infectious febrile disease of cattle, caused by a mycoplasma and characterized by inflammation of the pleura and lungs.

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