PLEURISY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("pleurisy" is a kind of...):

inflammatory disease (a disease characterized by inflammation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pleurisy"):

purulent pleurisy (a collection of pus in the lung cavity)

pleuropneumonia (pleurisy and pneumonia)

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