Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PLEU'RI-SY
PLEU'RAPLEU-RIT'IC, or PLEU-RIT'IC-AL
PLEU'RI-SY, n. [Gr. πλευριτις, from πλευρα, the side; Fr. pleuresie; It. pleurisia.]
An inflammation of the pleura or membrane that covers the inside of the thorax. It is accompanied with fever, pain, difficult respiration and cough. – Encyc.
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