Pleuropneumonia
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pleuropneumonia is a noun meaning (pathology) 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.
Meaning
(pathology) 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.
Word Forms
- pleuropneumoniae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pleuropneumoniae, pleurisy, pleuroperitonitis, lungsickness, pneumonitis, pneumonopathy.
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