The painful breathing experienced by someone with pleurisy is caused by
A) excessive bronchoconstriction.
B) excessive bronchodilation.
C) friction between the swollen pleural membranes.
D) histamine release leading to pulmonary edema.
E) parasympathetic stimulation of nociceptors.
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