Which of the following term means pleural pain?

A) pleurodynia
B) thoracalgia
C) pleuritis
D) pleurectomy


A) pleurodynia
Pleur/o means pleura and -dynia means pain; therefore, pleurodynia means pleural
pain. Thorac/o means thorax or chest and -algia means pain; thus, thoracalgia means chest pain.
-itis means inflammation, so pleuritis means inflammation of the pleura. -ectomy means surgical
removal; hence, pleurectomy means surgical removal of the pleura.

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