Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
pleu·ro·pneu·mo·nia Pronunciation:
"plur-O-n(y)u-'mO-ny& Function:
noun 1 : pleurisy accompanied bypneumonia
2 : a highly contagious pneumonia usually associated with pleurisy of cattle, goats, and sheep that is caused by a microorganism of the genus
Mycoplasma(especially
M. mycoides)
3 : a contagious often fatal respiratory disease especially of young pigs that is caused by a bacterium of the genus
Haemophilus (
H.pleuropneumoniae)
4 : pleurisy of horses that is often accompanied by pneumonia and is caused by various microorganisms
[ploo
r-oh-noo-mohn-yuh, -moh-nee-uh, -nyoo-] 