单词 | peripneumonia |
释义 | peripneumonia/ˌpɛrɪnjuːˈməʊnɪə/ /ˌpɛrɪnjʊˈməʊnɪə/Medicine and Veterinary Med. noun 1 Medicine. Inflammation of the lung; pneumonia or pneumonitis; an instance or case of this. Compare peripneumony. Now historical. 2 Veterinary Med. More fully bovine peripneumonia. Bovine pleuropneumonia. Now rare. OriginMid 16th century; earliest use found in William Bullein (c1515–1576), physician. From post-classical Latin peripneumonia from ancient Greek περιπνευμονία (Hippocrates; also περιπλευμονία) from περι- + πνεύμων (also πλεύμων) lungs + -ία. |
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