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pleurisy vs. pneumonia

pleurisy
[ploor-uh-see] / ˈplʊər ə si /

noun

Pathology.

  1. inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.

pneumonia
[noo-mohn-yuh, -moh-nee-uh, nyoo-] / nʊˈmoʊn yə, -ˈmoʊ ni ə, nyʊ- /

noun

Pathology.

  1. inflammation of the lungs with congestion.

  2. Also called lobar pneumonia.  an acute disease of the lungs, caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae and characterized by fever, a cough with blood-tinged phlegm, and difficult breathing.