Associations to the word «Pleurisy»
Noun
- Pneumonia
- Inflammation
- Influenza
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Tuberculosis
- Cough
- Gout
- Lung
- Biopsy
- Ulcer
- Fever
- Anemia
- Sclerosis
- Placebo
- Cyst
- Spasm
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Rub
- Ailment
- Infection
- Kidney
- Tb
- Sickle
- Poisoning
- Enlargement
- Bout
- Cavity
- Syndrome
- Massage
- Shingle
- Breathing
- Hypertension
- Remedy
- Chest
- Complication
- Symptom
- Disorder
- Antibiotic
- Disease
- Iv
- Abdomen
- Pregnancy
- Pain
- Therapy
- Lining
- Herb
- Cancer
- Rib
- Root
- Fracture
- Trauma
- Illness
- Plague
- Liver
- Consumption
- Sickness
- Extract
- Attack
- Artery
- Dry
- Membrane
- Diagnosis
- Hormone
- Iii
- Throat
Adjective
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).
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