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Meaning of "pleuritis" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PLEURITIS

plʊəˌraɪtɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLEURITIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pleuritis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLEURITIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pleurisy

Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining surrounding the lungs. There are many possible causes of pleurisy but viral infections spreading from the lungs to pleural cavity are the most common. The inflamed pleural layers rub against each other every time the lungs expand to breathe in air. This can cause sharp pain when breathing, also called pleuritic chest pain.

Definition of pleuritis in the English dictionary

The definition of pleuritis in the dictionary is an instance of pleurisy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLEURITIS

arteritis · arthritis · blepharitis · botrytis · endometritis · enteritis · gastritis · gastroenteritis · glomerulonephritis · iritis · metritis · nephritis · neuritis · oophoritis · osteoarthritis · polyarthritis · polyneuritis · pyelonephritis · scleritis · urethritis

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLEURITIS

pleuch · pleugh · pleura · pleurae · pleural · pleurapophysis · pleurisy · pleurisy root · pleuritic · pleuritical · pleurocarpous · pleurocentesis · pleurodont · pleurodynia · pleuron · pleuronia · pleuropneumonia · pleurotomies · pleurotomy · pleuston

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLEURITIS

antiarthritis · cerebritis · colitis · diphtheritis · hamarthritis · hepatitis · hysteritis · lymphangitis · mesenteritis · necrotic enteritis · nonspecific urethritis · ovaritis · panarthritis · perigastritis · perinephritis · perineuritis · regional enteritis · rheumatoid arthritis · ureteritis · uteritis

Synonyms and antonyms of pleuritis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pleuritis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLEURITIS

Find out the translation of pleuritis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of pleuritis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pleuritis» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

胸膜炎
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pleuritis
570 millions of speakers
en

English

pleuritis
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

pleuritis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التهاب الجنبة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

плеврит
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

pleurite
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

pleuritis
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

pleurésie
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pleuritis
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Pleuritis
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

胸膜炎
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

흉막염
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pleuritis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

viêm màng phổi
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

pleuritis
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

फुफ्फुसाचा दाह
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

plörezi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

pleurite
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

zapalenie opłucnej
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

плеврит
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

pleurita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλευρίτιδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pleuritis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pleurit
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pleuritis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pleuritis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEURITIS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of pleuritis
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «pleuritis».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pleuritis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLEURITIS»

Discover the use of pleuritis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pleuritis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Thurlbeck's Pathology of the Lung
Spindle Cell Proliferations In the pleural cavity the principal diagnostic choices for spindle cell mesothelial proliferations are between an organizing pleuritis and a sarcomatous, often a desmo- plastic, mesothelioma (Table 26-13).
Andrew M. Churg, Jeffrey L. Myers, 2011
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What White Looks Like: African-American Philosophers on the ...
The high incidence and levels of pleural fluid immune complexes in rheumatoid pleurisy have not been found in lupus pleuritis; furthermore, the levels of immune complexes in pleural fluid from patients with SLE have not been found to be ...
George Yancy, 2004
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Or a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ...
Peripneumonia ardens, Saiiv. sp. 3. Peripneumonia maligna, Sauv. sp. 4. Peripneumonia typhodes, &7ui\ sp. 5. Amphimcrina peripneumonica, Saa-o. sp. 15. l8e Sp. II. Pleuritis. The Pleurisy, or Inflammation of the Pleura. Pleuritis, Sauv. gen.
‎1810
4
Current Opinions in Pediatric Rheumatology
Although a report has demonstrated false positivity in LE cell tests [54], many reports have found that the presence of LE cells in pleural fluid is highly suggestive for lupus pleuritis [35,52,53]. A recent study showed the SLE latex test to be a ...
Erbil Unsal, 2006
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Pleural Diseases
The foregoing series emphasize the importance of making the diagnosis of tuberculous pleuritis. Because the administration of antituberculous chemotherapy reduces the incidence of subsequent TB (4,46), it is important to establish the ...
Richard W. Light, 2007
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Lung Pathology: A Consultative Atlas
Another common challenge is trying to decipher the etiology of a reactive pleuritis to the extent that histopathology allows. Histological forms of pleuritis that have diagnostic usefulness include the following: • Purulent pleuritis • Organizing ...
Stuart Houser, Eugene J. Mark, Ulysses J. Balis, 2007
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Thoracic Pathology
Acute inflammatory cells are not present or rarely seen – Suppurative pleuritis is histologically characterized by an intense inflammatory reaction with neutrophils • Orderly arrangement of vessels with a zonation effect, perpendicular to the ...
Aliya Husain, 2012
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Medical Clinic ...
On the contrary, the diseases of which we shall treat in this section shall be all cases of pleuritis not complicated with pneumonia. For the rare cases where this complication shall exist, we shall adopt the term pneumo-pleuritis. Many ages have ...
Gabriel Andral, Daniel Spillan, 1843
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The Medico-chirurgical Review
It is with pneumonia that pleuritis is most frequently confounded. In pneumonia the red colouring of the cheek-prominences, dryness and incrustation of the lips, are more frequent than in pleuritis ; acceleration of the pulse more constant, more  ...
James Johnson, 1842
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Malignant Effusions: Pleuritis, Ascites, Pericardites
The aim of this comprehensive book is to provide detailed information of pathogenesis and management of malignant effusions. The current book focuses on three of these categories: pleuritis, acsites and pericarditis.
Mikhail V. Kiselevsky, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLEURITIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pleuritis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Expat asked to leave UAE due to old TB scars
The bacillus that causes pleuritis or pneumonia has been seen to rapidly mutate and cause clinical confusion about the patient having TB. «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
2
Woman says she has never suffered from the disease, but Dubai …
The bacillus that causes pleuritis or pneumonia has been seen to rapidly mutate and cause clinical confusion about the patient having TB. «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
3
Chest Pain in Women Could Signal Serious Problem
... to acute myocardial infarction, or heart attack, chest pain can result from a collapsed lung, anxiety or panic disorder, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia or pleuritis, ... «Ventura County Star, Jun 15»
4
Lupus Pregnancy Safer Than Thought
The most common flare manifestations were nephritis, pleuritis, and arthritis. On multivariable analysis in the model considering risk of adverse ... «MedPage Today, Jun 15»
5
5 Diseases You Should Know Are Caused by Asbestos Exposure
The presence of asbestos fibers can cause these layers to inflame and rub against each other, a condition called pleuritis. Medication is ... «Asbestos.com, Apr 15»
6
Long-term Etanercept Safe, Effective in Refractory Lupus
All patients had polyarthritis at entry; 14 had pleuritis and/or pericarditis and six had cutaneous lupus disease. Although seven had had ... «MedPage Today, Feb 15»
7
US pig inspection pilot could cut product quality, warns advocacy …
"We used to stop the line for bile contamination, chronic pleuritis, hair/toenails/scurf and have these defects trimmed or removed. Under HIMP ... «GlobalMeatNews.com, Feb 15»
8
Whistleblower criticizes USDA's high-speed inspection process
... the line was stopped if there was bile contamination, hair, toenails or evidence of chronic pleuritis. Now, he wrote, inspectors are not allowed ... «Digital Journal, Feb 15»
9
The Effects of Smoking in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
EAM included rheumatoid nodules, rheumatoid vasculitis, polyneuropathy, pleuritis, and interstitial lung disease with fibrosis, pericarditis, ... «HCPLive, Jan 15»
10
Readers play animal story editor
... and fractured limbs; with pneumonia, peritonitis, enteritis, and septicemia; with arthritis, pleuritis, and emaciation. A few arrive “moribund,” or ... «Toronto Star, Oct 14»
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