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pyobacillosis

noun
pyo·​bacillosis | \ ¦pī(ˌ) ō+\

Definition of pyobacillosis

: infection with or disease caused in sheep, swine, or rarely cattle by a bacterium (Corynebacterium pyogenes) that is usually marked by abscess formation but in sheep commonly takes the form of chronic purulent pneumonia accompanied by extensive fibrosis, pleurisy, and joint lesions

History and Etymology for pyobacillosis

New Latin, from py- + bacillosis

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