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Main Entry: pleu·ro·pneu·mo·nia
Pronunciation: \ˌplr-ō-n(y)-ˈmō-nyə\
Function: noun
1: pleurisy accompanied by pneumonia 2: a highly contagious pneumonia usually associated with pleurisy of cattle, goats, and sheep that is caused by bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma (especially M. mycoides) 3: a contagious often fatal respiratory disease especially of young pigs that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus (A. pleuropneumoniae) 4: pleurisy of horses that is often accompanied by pneumonia and is caused by various bacteria

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\ d \ as d in did
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\ f \ as f in fifty
\ g \ as g in go
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\ j \ as j in job
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\ k underlined \ as ch in ich dien
\ l \ as l in lily
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\ yu dot \ as u in curable
\ z \ as z in zone
\ zh \ as si in vision


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