PLEURISY


Meaning of PLEURISY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplu̇r-ə-sē ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English pleuresi, from Anglo-French pleuresie, from Late Latin pleurisis, alteration of Latin pleuritis, from Greek, from pleura side

Date: 14th century

: inflammation of the pleura that is typically characterized by sudden onset, painful and difficult respiration, and exudation of fluid or fibrinous material into the pleural cavity

• pleu·rit·ic plu̇-ˈri-tik adjective

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