| NOUN | state | pleurisy | inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer) |
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| Sounds | pluh'rahsiy | |
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| Rhymes | absorbency ... Yangtze: 255 rhymes with siy... | |
| Meaning | inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer). | |
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| Narrower | pleuropneumonia | pleurisy and pneumonia |
| purulent pleurisy | A collection of pus in the lung cavity | |
| Broader | inflammatory disease | A disease characterized by inflammation |
| Spanish | pleuresía, pleuritis | |
| Catalan | pleuresia, pleuritis | |
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