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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLEURODYNIA

From New Latin, from pleuro- + Greek -odynia, from odynē pain.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLEURODYNIA

pleurodynia  [ˌplʊərəʊˈdaɪnɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLEURODYNIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pleurodynia 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 PLEURODYNIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bornholm disease

Bornholm disease's or epidemic pleurodynia or epidemic myalgia is a disease caused by the Coxsackie B virus or other viruses. It is named after the Danish island Bornholm where early cases occurred.

Definition of pleurodynia in the English dictionary

The definition of pleurodynia in the dictionary is pain in the muscles between the ribs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLEURODYNIA


Albania
ælˈbeɪnɪə
brinier
ˈbraɪnɪə
Campania
kæmˈpeɪnɪə
garcinia
ɡɑːˈsɪnɪə
lacinia
ləˈsɪnɪə
leishmania
liːʃˈmeɪnɪə
linear
ˈlɪnɪə
Lithuania
ˌlɪθjʊˈeɪnɪə
mania
ˈmeɪnɪə
Mauritania
ˌmɒrɪˈteɪnɪə
nonlinear
nɒnˈlɪnɪə
Pennsylvania
ˌpɛnsɪlˈveɪnɪə
pinier
ˈpaɪnɪə
Rainier
ˈreɪnɪə
Romania
rəʊˈmeɪnɪə
Rumania
ruːˈmeɪnɪə
Sardinia
sɑːˈdɪnɪə
Tasmania
tæzˈmeɪnɪə
tinier
ˈtaɪnɪə
Virginia
vəˈdʒɪnɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLEURODYNIA

pleugh
pleura
pleurae
pleural
pleurapophysis
pleurisy
pleurisy root
pleuritic
pleuritical
pleuritis
pleurocarpous
pleurocentesis
pleurodont
pleuron
pleuronia
pleuropneumonia
pleurotomies
pleurotomy
pleuston
pleustonic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLEURODYNIA

Armenia
Baja California
Bithynia
Bosnia
Caledonia
California
Catania
Estonia
Gdynia
glossodynia
hryvnia
Macedonia
mastodynia
New Caledonia
Oceania
oneirodynia
Slovenia
Tanzania
tenia
West Virginia

Synonyms and antonyms of pleurodynia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pleurodynia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLEURODYNIA

Find out the translation of pleurodynia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pleurodynia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pleurodynia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胸膜痛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pleurodinia
570 millions of speakers

English

pleurodynia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pleurodynia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وجع الجنبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pleurodynia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pleurodinia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pleurodynia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pleurodynie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pleurodynia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pleurodynie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

胸膜痛
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흉막
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pleurodynia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pleurodynia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pleurodynia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिपोरॉडीनिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pleurodynia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pleurodinia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pleurodynia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pleurodynia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pleurodynia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pleurodynia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pleurodynia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pleurodynia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pleurodynia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pleurodynia

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEURODYNIA»

The term «pleurodynia» is normally little used and occupies the 146.055 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLEURODYNIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pleurodynia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pleurodynia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLEURODYNIA»

Discover the use of pleurodynia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pleurodynia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Clinical Infectious Disease
Epidemic pleurodynia is an acute febrile viral illness characterized by the sudden onset of intense paroxysmal lower thoracic or abdominal pain. Synonyms include Bornholm disease, devil's grip, epidemic myalgia, epidemic benign dry ...
David Schlossberg, 2008
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Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : ...
Dia- phragmatica, Diaphragmitis — p. Humida, Bronchitis — p. Musculuris, Pleurodynia — p. Notha, Pleurodynia — p. Pericardii, Pericarditis — p. Pulmonis, Pleuropneumonia — p. Rheumatics, Pleurodynia — p. Spuria, Pleurodynia — p.
Robley Dunglison, 1868
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Practical Homoeopathic Therapeutics
PLEURODYNIA. Ranunculus bulbosus. This remedy acts especially upon the chest walls, causing pain like pleurodynia. Its symptoms are worse from change of weather. Hughes claims wonderful success with this remedy when the pain is so ...
‎2002
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Child Neurology
Neurologic manifestations include aseptic meningitis, encephalitis, acute flaccid paralysis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, transverse myelitis, cerebellar ataxia, opsoclonus-myoclonus, and epidemic pleurodynia (511). These occur with both group ...
John H. Menkes, Harvey B. Sarnat, Bernard L. Maria, 2006
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Manual of Emergency Medicine
Pleuritis Pleuritis, or pleurisy, is an inflammatory process involving the pleura that has many causes, including viral pleurodynia, pleural-based pneumonia, pulmonary infarction due to pulmonary embolism, and neoplastic involvement of the ...
G. Richard Braen, 2012
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Coxsackievirus Infections—Advances in Research and ...
National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei: Epidemic pleurodynia caused by coxsackievirus B3 at a medical center in northern Taiwan Research findings, ' Epidemic pleurodynia caused by coxsackievirus B3 at a medical center in northern ...
‎2012
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Office Orthopedics for Primary Care: Diagnosis
Epidemic pleurodynia is an irritation and resulting spasm of the intercostal muscles, commonly known as the devil's grip. This is a rare condition thought to be of viral origin, occurring in sporadic outbreaks. Xiphodynia is a rare but unique  ...
Bruce Carl Anderson, 2006
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Growing Pathogens in Tissue Cultures: Fifty Years in ...
recovered strains of Coxsackie-like virus that, by immunologic studies, were incriminated as the cause of epidemic pleurodynia. In the interim, E. C. Curnen and coworkers recorded the isolation of Coxsackie viruses from cases diagnosed as ...
Thomas Huckle Weller, Anthony L. Komaroff, Ellen Barlow, 2004
9
Top 10 Homoeopathic Remedies for 499 Common Disorders
PLEURODYNIA Pain in the muscles between the ribs, due to rheumatic inflammation. • Acts upon the muscular tissue and skin, pleurodynia - Ran-b. • Worse on right side - Arn. • Pain about right chest, with dry cough - Acon. • Pains about right ...
Altaf Hussain Shaikh, 2005
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A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II ...
Pleurodynia, myalgia pectoralis or intercostalis. Here the affected musclesare the intercostals, and in some cases the pectorals as well. Spasmodic pain is felt in one or other side of the chest, andisespecially aggravated bythe movements of ...
Various, 2014

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLEURODYNIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pleurodynia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Frank Bures: Motley virus is all too common
... called myopericarditis, inflammation of lung covering membrane, the pleura, a chest pain like a heart attack called pleurodynia, and even a ... «Winona Daily News, Mar 14»
2
To Your Good Health: Devil's Grip another name for costochondritis
This condition can be caused by a virus called Coxsackie B virus, and has several other names including epidemic pleurodynia, Bornholm's ... «Herald & Review, Jul 13»
3
Inflamed rib cartilage called Devil's Grip
This condition can be caused by a virus called Coxsackie B virus, and has several other names including epidemic pleurodynia, Bornholm's ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 13»
4
Sugar Land 8th grader tripped up in National Spelling Bee semifinals
... of the 85th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday when he misspelled “pleurodynia'' (a sharp pain in the side) by a single letter. «Houston Chronicle, May 12»
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National Spelling Bee (Live blog)
... been dropping like flies the last half hour or so. Spellers heard the bell for flubbing these words: sylloge. sciophyte. tendenz. pleurodynia. «Washington Post, May 12»
6
Sugar Land spelling bee contender eliminated in semifinals
... now out of the contest after misspelling “pleurodynia” (pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs) in round 4. «Houston Chronicle, May 12»

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