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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
[ploo͡r′ōno̅o̅mō′nē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, pleura + pneumon, lung
1 a combination of pleurisy and pneumonia.
2 an infection of cattle resulting in inflammation of both the pleura and lungs, caused by microorganisms of the Mycoplasma group. See also pleuropneumonia-like organism.

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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