Associations to the word «Pleurisy»

Wiktionary

PLEURISY, noun. (pathology) Inflammation of lung pleura.
PLEURISY ROOT, noun. The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), used as a remedy for pleuritic and other diseases.
PLEURISY ROOT, noun. The plant itself, which has deep orange-coloured flowers; butterfly weed.

Dictionary definition

PLEURISY, noun. Inflammation of the pleura of the lungs (especially the parietal layer).

Wise words

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