pleuropneumonialike organism
[ ploor-oh-noo-mohn-yuh-lahyk, -moh-nee-uh-, -nyoo-, ploor- ]
noun
any antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a form of pneumonia in humans. Abbreviation: PPLO
Origin of pleuropneumonialike organism
1First recorded in 1930–35
Words Nearby pleuropneumonialike organism
- pleurodynia
- pleurogenous
- pleuron
- pleuronia
- pleuropneumonia
- pleuropneumonialike organism
- pleurotomy
- pleuston
- pleustonic
- Pleven
- plew
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