pleuropneumonia

[ ploor-oh-noo-mohn-yuh, -moh-nee-uh, -nyoo- ]

noun

, Pathology.

1. pleurisy conjoined with pneumonia.

Other Words From

• pleu·ro·pneu·mon·ic [pl, oo, r-oh-noo-, mon, -ik, -nyoo-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pleuropneumonia¹

First recorded in 1715–25; pleuro- + pneumonia

Example Sentences

The apparent symptoms are the same as when the animal is affected with pleuropneumonia.

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Of these organisms the largest is that which produces pleuropneumonia in cattle, and this alone has been cultivated.

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It seems quite plain that as early as 1713 and 1714 pleuropneumonia existed in Swabia and several Cantons of Switzerland.

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In the United States, Massachusetts eradicated pleuropneumonia during the period from 1860 to 1866.

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In 1886 pleuropneumonia was discovered in some of the large distillery stables of Chicago and among cows on neighboring lots.

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