pleurodesis
/plʊəˈɹɒd.ɪs.ɪs/noun
pleurodesis is spelled P-L-E-U-R-O-D-E-S-I-S: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pleurodesis means “The production of adhesions in the pleural cavity, typically by the use of sclerosing agents or surgical abrasion, used especially in the treatment…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pleurodesis is pleurodeses.
How many letters and syllables are in pleurodesis?
| Letters | 11: P-L-E-U-R-O-D-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pleurodesis?
Pleurodesis appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pleurodesis?
- UK /plʊəˈɹɒd.ɪs.ɪs/
- UK /plʊˈɹɒd.ɪs.ɪs/
- UK /plɔːˈɹɒd.ɪs.ɪs/
Pleurodesis has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pleurodesis
- pleurodeses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pleurodesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The production of adhesions in the pleural cavity, typically by the use of sclerosing agents or surgical abrasion, used especially in the treatment of recurrent pneumothorax, pleural effusion and chylothorax.
- 2
rareThe condition created by this procedure: adhesion between the parietal and visceral pleurae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pleurodesis come from?
From pleuro- (“relating to the pleura”) + -desis (“binding”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).