pleurogenicadj.
/ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌplʊroʊˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌplʊrəˈdʒɛnɪk/ Medicine.
Originating in the pleura. Cf. pleurogenous adj. 1.
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pleural1824
mediastinal1826
pleuropulmonary1829
pleuric1858
pleuropericardial1859
pleurogenic1878
interpleural1879
pleurogenous1881
1878 Lancet 16 Nov. 701/1 An abstract is given of M. Charcot's lectures on Chronic Pneumonia, of which he makes three forms—chronic lobar pneumonia, chronic broncho-pneumonia, and the chronic pleurogenic pneumonia.
1921 Lancet 29 Jan. 224/2 Displacement of the heart had occurred as the result of collapse of the lung at the time of the injury and pleurogenic pneumonia.
1941 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 54 317/1 The pleurogenic type [of scoliosis] is produced mainly by forces which act from within the chest and which are abnormal, namely, contraction of pleural scar.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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