Definition of Pleuritis. Meaning of Pleuritis. Synonyms of Pleuritis

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Definition of Pleuritis

Pleuritis
Pleuritis Pleu*ri"tis, n. [L.] (Med.) Pleurisy.

Meaning of Pleuritis from wikipedia

- Pleurisy, also known as pleuritis, is inflammation of the membranes that surround the lungs and line the chest cavity (pleurae). This can result in a...
- specific for rheumatoid pleuritis (Nosanchuk et al., 1968; Geisinger, 1985; Engel, 1986; Montes, 1988; Shinto, 1988), rheumatoid pleuritis must be considered...
- Mesothelial cells may also be decreased in cases of rheumatoid pleuritis or post-pleurodesis pleuritis. Eosinophils are often seen if a patient has recently undergone...
- chondrodysplasia Platyspondyly amelogenesis imperfecta Pleural effusion Pleuritis Pleuritis Plexosarcoma Plummer–Vinson syndrome Pneumoconiosis Pneumocystis...
- Pleural disease Pleuritis/pleurisy Pneumothorax/Hemopneumothorax Pleural effusion Hemothorax Hydrothorax Chylothorax Empyema/pyothorax Malignant Fibrothorax...
- attacks. Chest attacks include pleuritis (inflammation of the pleura) and pericarditis (inflammation of the pericardium). Pleuritis occurs in 40 percent of patients...
- Pleural rubs are common in pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, and pleurisy (pleuritis). Because these sounds occur whenever the patient's chest wall moves,...
- Pleural disease Pleuritis/pleurisy Pneumothorax/Hemopneumothorax Pleural effusion Hemothorax Hydrothorax Chylothorax Empyema/pyothorax Malignant Fibrothorax...
- Pleural disease Pleuritis/pleurisy Pneumothorax/Hemopneumothorax Pleural effusion Hemothorax Hydrothorax Chylothorax Empyema/pyothorax Malignant Fibrothorax...
- her memoirs that as soon as she arrived in Russia, she fell ill with a pleuritis that almost killed her. She credited her survival to frequent bloodletting;...