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
The filling up of the interlobular spaces with fibrin and connective tissue of inflammatory origin is not thus limited to pleuropneumonia, but may appear in a marked degree in other lung diseases.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
It seems quite plain that as early as 1713 and 1714 pleuropneumonia existed in Swabia and several Cantons of Switzerland.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
Some authorities look upon these bands as constituting the so-called "marbling" of pleuropneumonia.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
In pleuropneumonia the diseased and healthy portions are either sharply divided off, one from the other, or else they shade into each other by intermediate stages.
From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry
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