What does "pleuropneumonia" mean?

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

Pleuropneumonia

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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 uncountable
2
pleurisy and pneumonia wordnet

Etymology

From pleuro- + pneumonia.

Related phrases

pleuropneumonia-like organism

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