pleuropneumonia
Inflammation of the pleura and lungsInflammation 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
1 senses(uncountable)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
More definitions
- pleurisy and pneumonia
Origin
From pleuro- + pneumonia.From pleuro- + pneumonia.
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Word family
2 related wordsRelatedpleuropneumonic
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable