In anatomy terms the difference between pleura and peritoneum
is that pleura is the smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane while peritoneum is in mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
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
peritoneum
English
Alternative forms
* peritonaeum
Noun
(en-noun)
(anatomy) In mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
(zoology) In animals, the membrane lining the coelom cavity.
Derived terms
* peritoneal
* peritoneally
* peritonitis
