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pleuropneumonia

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

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

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

It must not be inferred from this statement that these interlobular changes are necessarily the same as those in pleuropneumonia, although to the naked eye they may appear the same.

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

With some cattle diseases, such as anthrax, rinderpest, and pleuropneumonia, preventive inoculation is resorted to in some countries.

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

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