pleurisy
noun
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.
pleuritic
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a word derived from
pleurisy.
Example Sentences
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Collect a quantity of pleuritic effusion, if such is present, in a pipette for further examination later.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre
In the morning, he found her with considerable fever, and suffering from a return of the pleuritic pain.
From All's for the Best by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
The third was an Invalid, who had been admitted for a pleuritic Complaint, which he had got the better of.
From An Account of the Diseases which were most frequent in the British military hospitals in Germany by Donald Monro
He lost flesh, became subject to intermittent attacks of fever and suffered from some pleuritic and pulmonic pains.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
Ever since this last pleuritic business I have been troubled with praecordial uneasiness.
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 by Leonard Huxley
