Pleuritis
pleuritis pleu·ri·tis (plu-rī’tĭs)
n.
See pleurisy.
Read Also:
- Pleuro-
1. a combining form meaning “side,” “rib,” “lateral,” “pleura,” used in the formation of compound words: pleuropneumonia. combining form 1. of or relating to the side: pleurodont, pleurodynia 2. indicating the pleura: pleurotomy before vowels pleur-, word-forming element meaning “pertaining to the side; pertaining to the pleura,” from comb. form of Greek pleura (see pleura). […]
- Pleurocarpous
[ploo r-uh-kahr-puh s] /ˌplʊər əˈkɑr pəs/ adjective 1. (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches. /ˈplʊərəʊˌkɑːpəs/ adjective 1. (of mosses) having mainly horizontal trailing stems and the reproductive parts borne laterally Compare acrocarpous
- Pleurocele
pleurocele pleu·ro·cele (plur’ə-sēl’) n. See pneumonocele.
- Pleurocentesis
/ˌplʊərəʊsɛnˈtiːsɪs/ noun 1. another name for thoracentesis pleurocentesis pleu·ro·cen·te·sis (plur’ō-sěn-tē’sĭs) n. See thoracentesis.
- Pleurocentrum
pleurocentrum pleu·ro·cen·trum (plur’ə-sěn’trəm) n. One of the lateral halves of the body of a vertebra.