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pleurodynia: Meaning and Definition of

pleu•ro•dyn•i•a

Pronunciation: (ploor"u-din'ē-u), [key]
— n. Pathol.
  1. pain in the chest or side.
  2. Also calledan epidemic disease caused by a coxsackievirus, characterized by sudden chest pain, mild fever, and recurrence on the third day of these symptoms.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
pleurodont pleurogenous
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