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pleuritis

/plˌʊɹˈaɪtəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pleu-ri-tis
IPA
/plˌʊɹˈaɪtəs/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura).

Uncountable

Etymology

From pleur + itis or borrowed from Latin pleuritis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pleuritides (plural)

Rhymes With

arthritis hepatitis titus meningitis bronchitis encephalitis osteoarthritis detritus gastritis laryngitis situs mastoiditis

Questions

How do you pronounce pleuritis?
The recorded pronunciation is /plˌʊɹˈaɪtəs/.
What does pleuritis mean?
Pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura).
Where does pleuritis come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pleuritis

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