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PPLO

noun

a mycoplasma resistant to antibiotics that causes a kind of pneumonia in humans

• Syn: ↑pleuropneumonialike organism

• Hypernyms: ↑mycoplasma

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\\¦pē(ˌ)pēˌelˈō\ noun (plural PPLO)

Etymology: pleuropneumonia-like organism

: mycoplasma

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See pleuropneumonialike organism.

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PPLO (no periods),

pleuropneumonia-like organism.

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abbr. pleuropneumonia-like organism

Useful english dictionary. 2012.