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| pleu·ro·dyn·i·a [ plrə dínnee ə ] |
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1. pleuritic pain: pain in the pleura, between the ribs or in the chest wall area
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2. viral illness with chest pain: an illness caused by a coxsackie virus
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| [Early 19th century. <pleuro- + Greek odunē "pain"] |
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