Dictionary (n.) An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with fever, pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with exudation into the pleural cavity.Thesaurus Asiatic flu Hong Kong flu acute bronchitis adenoiditis aluminosis amygdalitis anthracosilicosis anthracosis asbestosis asthma atypical pneumonia bituminosis black lung bronchial pneumonia bronchiectasis bronchiolitis bronchitis bronchopneumonia catarrh chalicosis chronic bronchitis cold collapsed lung common cold coniosis coryza croup croupous pneumonia double pneumonia dry pleurisy emphysema empyema epidemic pleurodynia fibrinous pneumonia flu grippe hay fever influenza la grippe laryngitis lipoid pneumonia lobar pneumonia lung cancer lung fever pharyngitis pleuritis pneumococcal pneumonia pneumoconiosis pneumonia pneumonic fever pneumothorax quinsy rheum siderosis silicosis sore throat swine flu the sniffles the snuffles tonsilitis virus pneumonia wet pleurisy whooping cough |