An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with fever,pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with exudation into thepleural cavity. Pleurisy root. (Bot.) (a) The large tuberous root ofa kind of milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) which is used as a remedy forpleuritic and other diseases. (b) The plant itself, which has deeporange-colored flowers; -- called also butterfly weed.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/18213/pleurisyRSS for NodeWed, 24 Jun 2026 10:47:38 GMTWed, 22 Mar 2017 02:43:59 GMT60Inflammation of the pleurae, which impairs their lubricating function and causes pain when breathing. It is caused by pneumonia and other diseases of the chest or abdomen.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/393686https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/393686Thu, 23 Dec 2021 21:34:02 GMTa serious illness affecting the covering of the lungs, causing sharp pain when breathing

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/393677https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/393677Mon, 05 Jul 2021 23:24:41 GMTa much cooler illness than h1n1.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/57339https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/57339Tue, 28 Mar 2017 05:21:17 GMTPleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Pleurisy has a variety of infectious and non-infectious causes. Pleurisy can cause extremely painful respiration (also called pleuritic chest pain) and other signs and symptoms, some of which may remain long after the pleurisy has gone away.

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