English → Latin
“pleurisy” in Latin
pleurītisa sharp pain in the side, pleurisy; register (in a hydraulic organ)tentōto handle, touch; to try, test, temptcruciōto crucify; to torture
The English word pleurisy itself goes back to Latin pleurītis, through pleurisis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
pleurisy
punctio laterum (Plin.); pleuritis, -idis (Vitr.). To suffer from the pleurisy, punctione laterum, laterum doloribus, affectum esse, tentari, cruciari.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for pleurisy?
- The usual Latin words for “pleurisy” are pleurītis, tentō, cruciō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.