pleurisy
/ˈplʊərəsɪ/noun
mass noun
- Medicine inflammation of the pleurae, which impairs their lubricating function and causes pain when breathing. It is caused by pneumonia and other diseases of the chest or abdomen.【医】胸膜炎, 肋膜炎。
派生词
pleuritic
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French pleurisie, from late Latin pleurisis, alteration of earlier Latin pleuritis, from Greek pleura 'side of the body， rib'.