Inflammation of the pleura caused by injury, infection, or a tumor is:
A) pleurodynia.
B) pleurisy.
C) pneumonia.
D) stridor.
B
Explanation:
A) Pleurodynia is pain in the pleura.
B) Correct.
C) Pneumonia is a lung infection.
D) Stridor is a high-pitched sound caused by partial airway obstruction.
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