pleurisy

(plu’ris-c) (Gr. mdevpires!. A disease pleurocele (plu’ro-sél) (Gr. πλευρά rib + κήλη marked by inflammation of the pleura, with ex- hernia]. Hernia of lung ti ue or of pleura. udation into its cavity and upon its surface. It pleurocentesis (plu’ro-sen-te’sis) [Gr. πλευρά rib may occur as either an acute or a chronic proce . In acute pleurisy the pleura first becomes red- + xévreots puncture]. Puncture of the pleura; paracentesis of the chest. dened, and a soft, gray lymph exudes. This is pleurocentrum (plu-ro-sen’trum) [Gr. πλευρά side the dry stage. The disease may stop here, or may progre to the second stage, in which a + κέντρον center]. The lateral element of the vertebral column. copious exudation of serum occurs (stage of pleurocholecystitis (plu’ro-ko-le-sis-ti’tis) (Gr. liquid effusion). The inflamed surfaces of the pleura tend to become united by adhesions, which