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