pleuritis
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Related to dry pleurisy: benign dry pleurisy
pleuritis
(plʊəˌraɪtɪs)n
(Medicine) med an instance of pleurisy
pleuritis
, pleurisy - Greek pleura, "side" or "rib," came to be used for the "inner lining of the chest; lungs," and pleuritis or pleurisy is the inflammation of this area.See also related terms for inflammation.