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pleurisy Definition

pleu·risy (plo̵or′ə sē)

noun

inflammation of the pleura, characterized by difficult, painful breathing and often accompanied by the exudation of liquid into the chest cavity

Etymology: ME pleresye < MFr pleurisie < LL pleurisis, for L pleuritis < Gr < pleura, rib, side

pleurisy Related Forms
pleu·rit′ic (plo̵o rit′ik) adjective
pleurisy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: He had had pleurisy in the war and was never robust; in 1929 he started losing weight and was diagnosed as having TB.
  • get: Believe me, Mr Story, you have not got pleurisy.
  • develop: That evening he developed pleurisy and he died the day after his fiftieth birthday, 26 January, 1869.
  • contract: I spent two months in a coma following an appendix operation and at the age of thirteen I contracted chronic pleurisy.