Respiratory
pleurisy
PLOOR-ih-see
StatusNew
Definition
Inflammation of the pleura surrounding the lungs
PathologyRespiratory
Breakdown
Root
pleur/o
pleura
Suffix
-itis
inflammation
Etymology
Greek: pleur/o (pleura) + -itis (inflammation); anglicized as pleurisy
Practice
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brong-KY-tis
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ry-NY-tis
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