Inflammation of the pleura, with exudation into its cavity and upon its surface It may occur as either an acute or chronic process (Dorland, 28th ed)
Pleurisy is a serious illness in which a person's lungs are sore and breathing is difficult. a serious illness which affects your lungs, causing severe pain in your chest (pleuresie, from pleuritis, from , from pleura )
An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with fever, pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with exudation into the pleural cavity
Inflammation of the lining of the lung cavity (pleura) This may occur in some patients with SLE Also involvement of the pleura with pleural fluid production may occur in rheumatoid arthritis
inflammation of the inner lining of the chest wall often resulting in chest pain worse on coughing and deep breathing