Pleurodynia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pleurodynia \Pleu`ro*dyn"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? side + ?
     pain.] (Med.)
     A painful affection of the side, simulating pleurisy, usually
     due to rheumatism.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pleurodynia
       n : pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles
           between the ribs [syn: {pleuralgia}, {costalgia}]