pleurisy
/ˈplʊrəsi/
noun
- A medical condition in which the pleura (the membrane around the lungs) becomes inflamed, causing sharp chest pain that worsens with breathing, coughing, or sneezing.
- He thought he had a pulled muscle, but the pain turned out to be pleurisy.
- The doctor prescribed antibiotics and rest to treat the patient's pleurisy.
- Pleurisy often causes a stabbing pain that makes it hard to take a full breath.