PLEU'RISY, noun [Gr. the side.] An inflammation of the pleura or membrane that covers the inside of the thorax. It is accompanied with fever, pain, difficult respiration and cough. The usual remedies are venesection, other evacuations, diluents, etc.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.