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Pleurisy

Pleurisy Meaning & Definition
Pleurisy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pleurisy?

[n] inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pleurisy:

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See Also | inflammatory disease | pleuropneumonia | purulent pleurisy

Pleurisy In Webster's Dictionary

\Pleu"ri*sy\, n. [F. pleur['e]sie, L. pleurisis, pleuritis, Gr pleyri^tis (sc. no`sos), fr. pleyra` rib, side.] (Med.) 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}.

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