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pleuroperipneumony

pleuroperipneumony is the archaic form of pleuropneumonia.

Meaning of pleuropneumonia

Noun

pleuropneumonia (uncountable)

  1. 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

Forms of pleuroperipneumony

pluralpleuroperipneumonies

Origin of pleuroperipneumony

From pleuro- + peripneumony.

Questions about pleuroperipneumony

What is pleuroperipneumony the archaic form of?
Pleuroperipneumony is the archaic form of pleuropneumonia.

Words near pleuroperipneumony in the dictionary

  1. pleuronic
  2. pleuroparenchymal
  3. pleuropedal
  4. pleuropericardial
  5. pleuroperipneumonies
  6. pleuroperipneumony
  7. pleuroperitoneal
  8. pleuroperitoneum
  9. pleuroperitonitis
  10. pleuropholid
  11. pleuropholids

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