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pleu·ra¹ (pl

)

n. pl. pleu·rae (pl

)

A thin serous membrane in mammals that envelops each lung and folds back to make a lining for the chest cavity.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek, side, rib.]

pleural adj.

pleu·ra² (pl

)

Plural of pleuron.

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Adj.

pleural - of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax; "pleural muscles"

Translations

pleural [ˈplʊər/əl] adj → pleurico/a

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pleural (redirected from pleural friction rub)

pleural
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