Pleurisy
Pronunciation : Pleu"ri*sy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F. pleur?sie, L. pleurisis, pleuritis, Gr pleyriis (sc. no`sos), fr. pleyra` rib, side.] (Med.)
Definition : Defn: An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with fever, pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with exudation into the pleural cavity. Pleurisy root. (Bot.) (a) The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) which is used as a remedy for pleuritic and other diseases. (b) The plant itself, which has deep orange-colored flowers; -- called also butterfly weed.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913