Endopleuritic

/ˌɛndoʊplʊˈrɪtɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or affected by endopleurite, an inflammation of the inner membrane lining of an exoskeleton or shell.

Etymology

From endopleurite + -ic (adjective suffix). A pathological term describing inflammatory conditions of invertebrate inner membranes.

Kelly Says

The word endopleuritic is so specialized that it appears in virtually no modern medical dictionaries—it's a ghost word, preserved only in 19th-century zoological texts.

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