pleuropneumonia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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

Word forms

pleuropneumonia pleuropneumoniae

Etymology

From pleuro- + pneumonia.

Related words

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