pleurodynia

[ ploo r-uh-din-ee-uh ]
/ ˌplʊər əˈdɪn i ə /

noun Pathology.

pain in the chest or side.
Also called epidemic pleurodynia, devil's grip. an epidemic disease caused by a coxsackievirus, characterized by sudden chest pain, mild fever, and recurrence on the third day of these symptoms.

Origin of pleurodynia

From New Latin, dating back to 1795–1805; see origin at pleur-, -odynia

Words nearby pleurodynia

pleurocentesis, pleurocentrum, pleuroclysis, pleurodesis, pleurodont, pleurodynia, pleuroesophageal muscle, pleurogenic, pleurogenous, pleurography, pleurohepatitis

British Dictionary definitions for pleurodynia

pleurodynia
/ (ˌplʊərəʊˈdaɪnɪə) /

noun

pain in the muscles between the ribs

Word Origin for pleurodynia

C19: from New Latin, from pleuro- + Greek -odynia, from odynē pain

Medical definitions for pleurodynia

pleurodynia
[ plur′ə-dĭn′ē-ə ]

n.

Pleuritic pain in the chest.
Paroxysmal pain and soreness of the muscles between the ribs, usually due to muscular rheumatism. pleuralgia
Epidemic pleurodynia.