Pleuronia
/ˌplʊərəʊnjuːˈməʊnɪə/
noun
1.
the combined disorder of pleurisy and pneumonia
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[ploo r-oh-noo-mohn-yuh, -moh-nee-uh, -nyoo-] /ˌplʊər oʊ nʊˈmoʊn yə, -ˈmoʊ ni ə, -nyʊ-/ noun, Pathology. 1. pleurisy conjoined with . pleuropneumonia pleu·ro·pneu·mo·nia (plur’ō-nu-mōn’yə, -nyu-) n. Inflammation of the pleura and lungs; pneumonia aggravated by pleurisy.
- Pleuropneumonialike-organism
[ploo r-oh-noo-mohn-yuh-lahyk, -moh-nee-uh-, -nyoo-, ploo r-] /ˈplʊər oʊ nʊˈmoʊn yəˌlaɪk, -ˈmoʊ ni ə-, -nyʊ-, ˌplʊər-/ noun 1. any antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing a form of pneumonia in humans. Abbreviation: PPLO. pleuropneumonialike organism pleu·ro·pneu·mon·ia·like organism (plur’ō-nu-mōn’yə-līk, -nyu-) n. Abbr. PPLO See mycoplasma.