Associations to the word «Pleural»

Wiktionary

PLEURAL, adjective. Of, relating to, or affecting the pleura, or the sides of the thorax.
PLEURAL, adjective. Thin and transparent.
PLEURAL CAVITY, noun. (anatomy) The part of the thoracic cavity that surrounds the lungs and is enclosed by the pleurae.
PLEURAL LOBE, noun. (anatomy) One of the two longitudinal lobes found on the flanks of various crustacea and arthropods.
PLEURAL LOBES, noun. Plural of pleural lobe

Dictionary definition

PLEURAL, adjective. Of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax; "pleural muscles".

Wise words

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