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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

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

Some authorities are inclined to consider these variations in color on the same cut surface as the so-called marbling of pleuropneumonia.

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

The views of pathologists differ as to the nature of the earliest changes in pleuropneumonia, and it is not within the scope of this work to present controverted or imperfectly developed theories.

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

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