pleurisy
/ˈplʊəɹɪsi/
pleurisy noun: inflammation of lung pleura.
Noun
pleurisy (countable and uncountable, plural pleurisies)
- Inflammation of lung pleura.
- The division of pleurisies now sanctioned by the general language of medical men, is that which arranges them as inflammatory,* bilious and typhoid.1829 September, Richard N. Allen, An Essay on Pneumonia Biliosa, Horatio Gates Jameson (editor), The Maryland Medical Recorder, Volume 1, Number 1, page 591
- 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[…]1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 22
- Synonyms:
- pleuritis
pleurisy meaning in Tamil and Bengali
pleurisy in Tamil
- நுரையீரற் சவ்வின் அழற்சி, நுரையீரல் உறை வீக்கம், நுரையீரல் உறையழற்சி, புப்புசப்பையியம், புளூரவியம்
pleurisy in Bengali
- ফুসফুসের আবরণের প্রদাহ
Examples of pleurisy in a sentence
- Pleurisy usually causes pain, which is made worse by deep breathing, since the two inflamed layers of the pleura rub against each other.2005, David B. Jacoby, R. M. Youngson, Encyclopedia Of Family Health, 3rd edition, page 1618:
- 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.2009, Susan G. Salvo, Mosby′s Pathology for Massage Therapists, 2nd edition, page 286:
Synonyms of pleurisy
Forms of pleurisy
| plural | pleurisies |
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Origin of pleurisy
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.
Words formed from pleurisy
- pleurisy root
- dry pleurisy
- wet pleurisy
- pleuritic
Questions about pleurisy
- What does pleurisy mean?
- Pleurisy means inflammation of lung pleura.
- What is pleurisy in Tamil?
- Pleurisy in Tamil is நுரையீரற் சவ்வின் அழற்சி, நுரையீரல் உறை வீக்கம், நுரையீரல் உறையழற்சி. See Pleurisy meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use pleurisy in a sentence?
- Pleurisy usually causes pain, which is made worse by deep breathing, since the two inflamed layers of the pleura rub against each other.
- What part of speech is pleurisy?
- Pleurisy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pleurisy?
- Pleurisy is pronounced /ˈplʊəɹɪsi/.
- What is the plural of pleurisy?
- The plural of pleurisy is pleurisies.
Words near pleurisy in the dictionary
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