pleuropneumonia
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- pleuropneumonic adjective
Etymology
Origin of pleuropneumonia
Example Sentences
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The horse developed pleuropneumonia - a bacterial respiratory infection - after the race.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025
Those diseases of which the cause is unknown or imperfectly worked out are pleuropneumonia, rinderpest, foot-and-mouth disease, rabies, cowpox, malignant catarrh, and dysentery.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
These are the main features of the lung disease caused by contagious pleuropneumonia.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
The contagious pleuropneumonia of cattle is a specific, epizootic disease which affects bovine animals, and from which other species are exempt.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Transverse section of the principal lobe in a case of acute pleuropneumonia, illustrating the different kinds of hepatization or consolidation of the lung.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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