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Definitions
inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)
Word origin
From Middle English pleuresi, pleresye, that borrowed from Old French pleuresie (French pleurésie), from Late Latin pleurisis, alteration of Latin pleuritis. By surface analysis, pleur- + -isy.
Used in a sentence
“And the dope often gave him a painful case of pleurisy if he smoked it for more than two straight days of heavy continuous smoking[…]”
“Pleurisy usually causes pain, which is made worse by deep breathing, since the two inflamed layers of the pleura rub against each other.”
“Pleurisy usually occurs as a secondary disease to other infections (e.g., pneumonia, tuberculosis), conditions (e.g., pulmonary embolism, tumors), or as a result of injury.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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