pachypleuritis

pachypleuritis

 [pak″e-ploo͡-ri´tis] 1. fibrothorax.2. pleural fibrosis.

pach·y·pleu·ri·tis

(pak'ē-plū-rī'tis), Obsolete term for inflammation of the pleura with thickening of the membrane. Synonym(s): productive pleurisy [pachy- + pleura + G. -itis, inflammation]

pachypleuritis

Induration or sclerosis of the pleura; the modern translation of this term might be fibrous mesothelioma.

pach·y·pleu·ri·tis

(pak'ē-plū-rī'tis) Inflammation of the pleura with thickening of the membrane. [pachy- + pleura + G. -itis, inflammation]