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pleuropneumonialike organism

American  
[ploor-oh-noo-mohn-yuh-lahyk, -moh-nee-uh-, -nyoo-, ploor-] / ˈplʊər oʊ nʊˈmoʊn jəˌlaɪk, -ˈmoʊ ni ə-, -njʊ-, ˌplʊər- /

noun

  1. any antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a form of pneumonia in humans. PPLO


Etymology

Origin of pleuropneumonialike organism

First recorded in 1930–35

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