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Pleura - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As a noun pleura

is the smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.

pleura

English

(wikipedia pleura)

Noun

(pleurae)
  • (anatomy) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.
  • English plurals
  • Meronyms

    * parietal pleura * visceral pleura

    Derived terms

    * pleural * pleuretic * pleurisy * cervical pleura * costal pleura * diaphragmatic pleura * mediastinal pleura * parietal pleura * visceral pleura

    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.