[ploor-uh-din-ee-uh] 
| 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. |
devil's grip dev·il's grip (děv'əlz)
n.
See epidemic pleurodynia.
pleurodynia pleu·ro·dyn·i·a (pl&oobreve;r'ə-dĭn'ē-ə)
n.
Pleuritic pain in the chest.
Paroxysmal pain and soreness of the muscles between the ribs, usually due to muscular rheumatism. Also called pleuralgia.
Epidemic pleurodynia.