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PLEURISY
pleurisy
(noun) inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
pleurisy (countable and uncountable, plural pleurisies)
(pathology) Inflammation of lung pleura.
Synonyms
• pleuritis
Source: Wiktionary
Pleu"ri*sy, n. Etym: [F. pleurésie, L. pleurisis, pleuritis, Gr pleyri is (sc. no`sos), fr. pleyra` rib, side.] (Med.)
Definition: An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with fever, pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with exudation into the pleural cavity. Pleurisy root. (Bot.) (a) The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) which is used as a remedy for pleuritic and other diseases. (b) The plant itself, which has deep orange-colored flowers; -- called also butterfly weed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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