pleu‧ri‧sy /ˈplʊərəsi, ˈplʊərɪsi $ ˈplʊr-/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: pleuresie, from Latin pleuritis, from Greek, from pleura 'side']
a serious illness which affects your lungs, causing severe pain in your chest
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