# pleurisy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈplʊəɹɪsi/ · frequency rank #89,775

## Definitions
1. Inflammation of lung pleura.

## Etymology
From Middle English pleuresi, pleresye, that borrowed from Old French pleuresie (French pleurésie), from Late Latin pleurisis, alteration of Latin pleuritis. By surface analysis, pleur- + -isy.

## Source
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