pleuritis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pleura +‎ -itis or borrowed from Latin pleuritis.

Noun[edit]

pleuritis (usually uncountable, plural pleuritides)

  1. Pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura).

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin pleuritis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌpløːˈri.təs/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: pleu‧ri‧tis
  • Rhymes: -itəs

Noun[edit]

pleuritis f (uncountable)

  1. pleurisy, pleuritis
    Synonym: pleuris

Interlingua[edit]

Noun[edit]

pleuritis (uncountable)

  1. pleuritis, pleurisy

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλευρῖτις (pleurîtis).

Noun[edit]

pleurītis f (genitive pleurītis); third declension

  1. a sharp pain in the side, pleurisy
  2. register (in a hydraulic organ)