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pleuropneumonia

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pleuropneumonia /pleu·ro·pneu·mo·nia/ (-ndbobr-mo´ne-ah) pleurisy complicated by pneumonia.
pleu·ro·pneu·mo·nia (plr-n-mny)
n.
Inflammation of the pleura and lungs; pneumonia aggravated by pleurisy.

pleuropneumonia
pneumonia accompanied by pleurisy.

contagious bovine pleuropneumonia
see contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.
contagious caprine pleuropneumonia
see contagious caprine/ovine pleuropneumonia.
porcine pleuropneumonia
a highly contagious disease of pigs caused by Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) pleuropneumoniae (parahaemolyticus) and characterized by severe dyspnea, and a short course and high mortality rates.

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