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"side of the body, rib," a word of unknown origin. Spelling altered in Late Latin on model of Latin stem <span class="foreign notranslate">plur-</span> "more" (as in Medieval Latin <span class="foreign notranslate">pluritas</span> "multitude"), as if in reference to "excess of humors." Related: <span class="foreign notranslate">Pleuritic</span>.</p></section><div class="word__firstRecorded--3lZB8">also from<!-- --> <a rel="nofollow" class="word__firstRecorded_time--28qNE" href="/search?sort=a&q=from:late%2014c.">late 14c.</a></div></div></div></div><div class="ngram--SmXCf"><h3 class="h3_title" title="Trends of pleurisy">Trends of <i>pleurisy</i></h3><div class="ngram__container--NwjaG" style="height:180px"><canvas id="ngram-chart"></canvas></div><div class="ngram__footer--3-9dX">adapted from books.google.com/ngrams/. 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Harper. “Etymology of pleurisy.” Online Etymology Dictionary. https://www.etymonline.com/word/pleurisy (accessed $(datetime)).</textarea></div></div><p class="wordDetail__date--3r7r8">updated on July 11, 2020</p><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 vertical" style="margin-top:1em"><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7093273770345366" style="display:block;width:100%" data-ad-slot="7656336158" data-ad-format="auto" data-full-width-responsive="true"></ins></div></div><div class="ant-col-xs-24 ant-col-sm-24 ant-col-md-24 ant-col-lg-6"><div data-ad-container="true" class="adContainer--6CVz1 removeAdsContainer--3mV2b horizontal"><a href="/premium?utm_source=remove_ads"><div class="removeAdsBtn--2W3KN">Remove ads ></div></a><span class="adLabel--35hfi">Advertisement</span><div id="div-gpt-ad-pc-wd-right" style="min-width:300px;min-height:250px"></div></div><div class="alphabetical--2oTZG"><h3 title="words in 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