pleuritis

English

Etymology

pleura +‎ -itis or borrowed from Latin pleuritis.

Noun

pleuritis (usually uncountable, plural pleuritides)

1. Pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura).

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pleuritis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpløːˈri.təs/

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• Hyphenation: pleu‧ri‧tis
• Rhymes: -itəs

Noun

pleuritis f (uncountable)

1. pleurisy, pleuritis

   Synonym: pleuris

Interlingua

Noun

pleuritis (uncountable)

1. pleuritis, pleurisy

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πλευρῖτις (pleurîtis).

Noun

pleurītis f (genitive pleurītis); third declension

1. a sharp pain in the side, pleurisy
2. register (in a hydraulic organ)