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May 27, 2012
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pleu•ro•dyn•i•a



Pronunciation: (ploor"u-din'ē-u), [key]
—n. Pathol.
1. pain in the chest or side.
2. Also called epidemic pleurodynia, devil's grip. an epidemic disease caused by a coxsackievirus, characterized by sudden chest pain, mild fever, and recurrence on the third day of these symptoms.

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