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Definition of: pleurisy
(ploor′ə·sē) noun Pathol.
Inflammation of the pleura, commmonly attended with fever, pain in the chest, difficult breathing, exudation, etc. [<OF pleurisie <L pleurisis <Gk. pleuritis <pleura side]
—pleu·rit·ic (ploo·rit′ik) adjective
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