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pleurodynia

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pleurodynia /pleu·ro·dyn·ia/ (-din´e-ah)
1. pain in the pleural cavity.
2. costalgia (2).
epidemic pleurodynia  an epidemic disease due to coxsackievirus B, marked by sudden violent pain in the chest, fever, and a tendency toward recrudescence on the third day.
pleu·ro·dyn·i·a (plr-dn-)
n.
1. Pleuritic pain in the chest.
2. Paroxysmal pain and soreness of the muscles between the ribs, usually due to muscular rheumatism. Also called pleuralgia.
3. Epidemic pleurodynia.
pleurodynia
paroxysmal pain in the intercostal muscles due to muscular disease or irritation of the pleural surface.
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