pleurisy

[ ploor-uh-see ]

/ ˈplʊər ə si /

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noun Pathology.

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

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Origin of pleurisy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pleurisy

pleu·rit·ic

[ploo-rit-ik], /plʊˈrɪt ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby pleurisy

pleugh, pleur-, pleura, pleural, pleural cavity, pleurisy, pleurisy root, pleuro-, pleurocarpous, pleurocentesis, pleurodont

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How to use pleurisy in a sentence

Tuberculous pleurisy due to direct extension from the lung may give excess of polymorphonuclears owing to mixed infection.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
By stopping and stewing in a perfectly airless state-room 292 I seem to have got rid of the pleurisy.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Hippocrates and Galen had advised to bleed largely from the arm on the affected side in pleurisy and pneumonia.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
A pleurisy set in on the following day, and soon death was rapidly nearing.
The Surprises of Life|Georges Clemenceau

The young man died in the most commonplace way of a pleurisy caught as he came out of the theatre.
Parisians in the Country|Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for pleurisy

pleurisy

/ (ˈplʊərɪsɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of pleurisy

pleuritic (plʊˈrɪtɪk), adjective, noun

Word Origin for pleurisy

C14: from Old French pleurisie, from Late Latin pleurisis, from Greek pleuritis, from pleura side

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for pleurisy

pleurisy

[ plur′ĭ-sē ]

An inflammation of the pleura, usually occurring because of complications of a respiratory disease or condition such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, pleural injury, or asbestos exposure. Pleurisy is usually accompanied by the accumulation of fluid between the pleurae, chills, fever, and painful breathing and coughing.