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pleuropneumonia

American  
[ploor-oh-noo-mohn-yuh, -moh-nee-uh, -nyoo-] / ˌplʊər oʊ nʊˈmoʊn jə, -ˈmoʊ ni ə, -njʊ- /

noun

Pathology.
  1. pleurisy conjoined with pneumonia.


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Etymology

Origin of pleuropneumonia

First recorded in 1715–25; pleuro- + pneumonia


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The horse developed pleuropneumonia - a bacterial respiratory infection - after the race.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025

If, therefore, pleuropneumonia exists in a locality the owner of healthy cattle should make every effort to keep his animals from coming near affected ones or which have been exposed.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

If a strictly parasitic organism, like the contagion of pleuropneumonia, it might be completely extirpated in this way.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

In contagious pleuropneumonia the exact reverse is the case, the diseased portions being very much larger than the healthy.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

In general, the distinction between pleuropneumonia and bronchopneumonia is not difficult to make.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

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