pleuresía

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French pleurésie, from Late Latin pleurīsis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pleuɾeˈsia/ [pleu̯.ɾeˈsi.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: pleu‧re‧sí‧a

Noun

pleuresía f (plural pleuresías)

1. (pathology) pleurisy

Further reading

• “pleuresía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16