Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pleuropneumonia

1 sense of pleuropneumonia

Sense 1
pleuropneumonia -- (pleurisy and pneumonia)
       => pleurisy -- (inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer))
       => pneumonia -- (respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants)