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Pleuropneumonia
has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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Medical Dictionary
pleuropneumonia pleu·ro·pneu·mo·nia (pl&oobreve;r'ō-n&oobreve;-mōn'yə, -ny&oobreve;-)
n.
Inflammation of the pleura and lungs; pneumonia aggravated by pleurisy.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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pleuropneumonia
lung disease of cattle and sheep, characterized by inflammation of the lungs and caused by the bacterium Mycoplasma mycoides. Fever, thirst, loss of appetite, and difficult breathing are signs of the disease. The United States and Europe eradicated the disease near the end of the 19th century. Vaccines offer protection in places where the disease still exists-Asia, Australia, and parts of Africa
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