PLEUROPNEUMONIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pleurisy and pneumonia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("pleuropneumonia" is a kind of...):

pneumonia (respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants)

pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer))

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