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单词 pleurisy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pleu•ri•sy /ˈplʊrəsi/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Pathologyan illness in which the lungs are inflamed, causing a dry cough.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pleu•ri•sy  (plŏŏrə sē),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]
  1. Pathologyinflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
  • Greek pleurîtis. See pleura, -itis
  • Late Latin pleurīsis, alteration of Latin pleurītis
  • Old French pleurisie
  • 1350–1400; Middle English pluresy
pleu•rit•ic  (plŏŏ ritik),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pleurisy /ˈplʊərɪsɪ/ n
  1. inflammation of the pleura, characterized by pain that is aggravated by deep breathing or coughing
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French pleurisie, from Late Latin pleurisis, from Greek pleuritis, from pleura side

pleuritic /plʊˈrɪtɪk/ adj , n
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