pleuropneumonia

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noun

inflammation of the pleura and lungs; a combination of pleurisy and pneumonia, especially a kind of contagious and fatal lung disease of cattle and pigs, caused by infection by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

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Meanings

nounpleuropneumonia (uncountable)

alternative pleuropneumoniae

  1. uncountablemedicineinflammation of the pleura and lungs; a combination of pleurisy and pneumonia, especially a kind of contagious and fatal lung disease of cattle and pigs, caused by infection by Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

Origin

From pleuro- + pneumonia.

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pleuropneumonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleuropneumonia

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“pleuropneumonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleuropneumonia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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