pleuritis
/plʊəˈrʌɪtɪs/ /plɔːˈrʌɪtɪs/Medicine
noun
Inflammation of the pleura; pleurisy; an instance of this.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in William Perkins (1558–1602), theologian and Church of England clergyman. From classical Latin pleurītis (Vitruvius) from ancient Greek πλευρῖτις from πλευρά side, rib + -ῖτις.