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pleuropneumonia

American  
[ploor-oh-noo-mohn-yuh, -moh-nee-uh, -nyoo-] / ˌplʊər oʊ nʊˈmoʊn yə, -ˈmoʊ ni ə, -nyʊ- /

noun

Pathology.

  1. pleurisy conjoined with pneumonia.

Other Word Forms

  • pleuropneumonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of pleuropneumonia

First recorded in 1715–25; pleuro- + pneumonia

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