pleuropneumonia

9.9

Serious infection that makes the lungs and their lining swollen and painful, often causing chest pain and trouble breathing

noun
/ˌplʊəroʊnjuˈmoʊniə/

Specialized

: pleuropneumonía

Patients with pleuropneumonia often experience severe chest pain and difficulty breathing.

Examples

Effective treatment of pleuropneumonia requires addressing both the lung infection and the inflammation of the pleural lining.
The veterinarian diagnosed the cow with pleuropneumonia after observing its symptoms and reviewing the test results.
The patient was diagnosed with pleuropneumonia last week.
Many animals suffer from pleuropneumonia in colder climates.
Effective treatment of pleuropneumonia requires addressing both the lung infection and the inflammation of the pleural lining.
Patients with pleuropneumonia often experience severe chest pain and difficulty breathing.
The veterinarian diagnosed the cow with pleuropneumonia after observing its symptoms and reviewing the test results.

Antonyms

health

∞ 1.0

The condition of a person's body and mind, especially being free from illness or injury

wellness

52 3.2

Good physical and mental health that people try to keep

How Severe

empyema

Specialized

1 9.9

pleuropneumonia

Specialized

9.9

pneumonia

Specialized

121 4.3

inflammation

Specialized

53 3.7

Surface Forms

pleuropneumonia singular

pleuropneumonias plural

Morphology

pleuropneumonia = pneumonia (semi-transparent) = pleuro + pneumonia

The formation is analyzable as 'pleuro-' (relating to the pleura) + 'pneumonia', but the combining form 'pleuro-' is a medical/Greek element unfamiliar to average learners.

Etymology

Pleuropneumonia combines pleuro-, a Greek part meaning 'side' or 'lung lining' and seen in pleurisy, with pneumonia, from a Greek word for 'lung' or 'breath'. So pleuropneumonia means an illness that affects both the lungs and the lining around them.