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pleu·ri·sy
\ˈplu̇rəsē, ˈplür-, -si\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English pleresie, pluresie, from Middle French pleuresie, from Medieval Latin pleuresis, alteration of Late Latin pleurisis, alteration of Latin pleuritis, from Greek, from pleura side, rib + -itis; probably akin to Greek platys flat, broad — more at place
1. : inflammation of the pleura with or without effusion of an exudate into the pleural cavity — see dry pleurisy, wet pleurisy
2. [influenced in meaning by Latin plur-, plus more — more at plus] obsolete : excess, abundance
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