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pleurisy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pleurisy \Pleu"ri*sy\, n. [F. pleur['e]sie, L. pleurisis, pleuritis, Gr pleyri^tis (sc. no`sos), fr pleyra` rib, side.] (Med.) An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with fever, pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with exudation into the pleural cavity. {Pleurisy root}. (Bot.) a The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed ({Asclepias tuberosa}) which is used as a remedy for pleuritic and other diseases. b The plant itself which has deep orange-colored flowers; -- called also {butterfly weed}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pleurisy n : inflammation of the pleura (especially the parietal layer)
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