pleuropneumonia noun. [,plʊǝrǝʊnju:'mǝʊnɪǝ] E18.
[from PLEURO- + PNEUMONIA.]
Medicine & Veterinary Medicine. Inflammation involving the pleurae and the lung; pneumonia complicated with pleurisy; esp. a contagious febrile disease of horned cattle, transmitted by a mycoplasma.

■ pleuropneumonia-like adjective:

■ pleuropneumonia-like organism = MYCOPLASMA (abbreviation

■ PPLO) M20.

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