pleuritis

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English

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Etymology

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pleura +‎ -itis or borrowed from Latin pleuritis.

Noun

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pleuritis (usually uncountable, plural pleuritides)

  1. Pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura).

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin pleuritis.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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pleuritis f (uncountable)

  1. pleurisy, pleuritis
    Synonym: pleuris

Interlingua

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Noun

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pleuritis (uncountable)

  1. pleuritis, pleurisy

Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλευρῖτις (pleurîtis).

Noun

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pleurītis f (genitive pleurītis); third declension

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