pleuropneumonialike organism
- noun
- /ˌplʊəroʊnjuˈmoʊniəˌlaɪk ˈɔrɡənɪzəm/
- Archaic
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organismo similar a pleuropneumonía
- Some forms of pneumonia are caused by pleuropneumonialike organisms that can be difficult to treat with standard antibiotics.
Examples
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The patient was diagnosed with a rare infection due to a pleuropneumonialike organism.
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The pleuropneumonialike organism can cause severe respiratory issues.
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Researchers are studying how pleuropneumonialike organisms resist commonly used medications.
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Doctors have reported an increase in pleuropneumonialike organisms this year.
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Some forms of pneumonia are caused by pleuropneumonialike organisms that can be difficult to treat with standard antibiotics.
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Researchers are studying how pleuropneumonialike organisms resist commonly used medications.
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The patient was diagnosed with a rare infection due to a pleuropneumonialike organism.
Synonyms
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Very small bacteria that have no cell wall and can cause infections like pneumonia
Very small bacteria that cause a type of lung infection and resist many antibiotics
Surface Forms
Morphology
pleuropneumonialike + organism
The compound contains a non-dictionary, medical-form morphological element ('pleuropneumonialike') plus the common word 'organism'. A B1 learner who recognises 'pneumonia' and the suffix '-like' might infer it refers to an organism related to pneumonia, but the specialised prefix 'pleuro-' and the technical nature of the term make the precise meaning (a specific antibiotic-resistant mycoplasma causing pneumonia) not fully predictable.
Etymology
Pleuropneumonialike organism is made of parts that point to the lungs: pleuro means 'lung lining', pneumonia means 'lung infection', and -like organism means a small germ similar to other microbes. So the name shows it is a germ linked to lung infection, which is why it refers to a bacterium that causes pneumonia.