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pleu•ri•sy n. [uncountable]

Pathologyan illness in which the lungs are inflamed, causing a dry cough.

pleu•ri•sy n. [Pathol.]

Pathologyinflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.

Greek pleurîtis. See pleura, -itis
Late Latin pleurīsis, alteration of Latin pleurītis
Old French pleurisie
1350–1400; Middle English pluresy

pleu•rit•ic adj.

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pleurisy /ˈplʊərɪsɪ/ n

inflammation of the pleura, characterized by pain that is aggravated by deep breathing or coughing

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French pleurisie, from Late Latin pleurisis, from Greek pleuritis, from pleura sidepleuritic /plʊˈrɪtɪk/ adj , n

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