pleurodynia
- noun
- /ˌplʊəroʊˈdɪniə/
- Specialized
:
pleurodinia
- Patients suffering from pleurodynia often experience sharp chest pain when taking deep breaths.
Examples
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The doctor's diagnosis confirmed that the severe pain in his chest was due to pleurodynia.
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After being treated for pleurodynia, she felt relief from the intense discomfort in her ribs.
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Several male patients in the Yonezawa outbreak also had orchitis, which is described as a symptom of epidemic pleurodynia (24) but may also be associated with systemic infection, although we have no evidence to support this hypothesis.
Academic text (2012) -
Epidemic pleurodynia (Bornholm disease), an acute febrile illness with myalgia caused by picornaviruses such as group B coxsackieviruses, is perhaps best known (24-26).
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
Pain in the chest when the muscles between the ribs are sore or swollen
Pain in the chest when the muscles between the ribs are sore
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A sudden infection that causes sharp chest pain during outbreaks
How Severe
- Specialized
1
9.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
2
9.2
- Specialized
53
3.7
21
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
pleurodynia = pleura (opaque) = pleuro + dynia
The word is a technical medical formation (pleuro- + -dynia) using bound combining forms unfamiliar to an average B1 learner, so its meaning is not derivable from common English vocabulary.
Etymology
Pleurodynia comes from Greek parts: pleuro- meaning 'side' (the chest area) and -dynia meaning 'pain'. So pleurodynia means 'pain in the side', which fits the sharp chest or rib pain people feel with this condition.