Which term means "pleural pain"?
a. pleurodynia
b. thoracalgia
c. pleuritis
d. pleurectomy
a
Explanation:
a. pleurodynia: correct
b. thoracalgia: pain in the thorax
c. pleuritis: inflammation of the pleura
d. pleurectomy: excision of the pleura
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