πλευρῖτις

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πλευρά (pleurá, rib, side of a man or animal) +‎ -ῖτις (-îtis, a suffix forming a feminine noun, especially a technical term that pertains to the root word)

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πλευρ̄ῖτῐς (pleur̄îtisf (genitive πλευρί̄τῐδος); third declension

  1. (medicine) pleuritis, pleurisy

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: πλευρίτιδα (plevrítida) (learned)
  • Latin: pleurītis

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