pleura

IPA: pɫˈʊrʌ

(anatomy) Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.
(zootomy) A lateral part in an animal body or structure.

Examples of "pleura" in Sentences

Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura.
Solitary fibrous tumors of the pleura.
It didn't penetrate the pleura if it was low.
This substance irritates the surface of the pleura.
Recent advances in the surgery of the lung and pleura.
The visceral pleura is attached directly to the lungs.
The outer pleura parietal pleura is attached to the chest wall.
An operation of the pleura, given as treatment of a pneumothorax.
For thoracic surgeries, the catheter goes superior to the pleura.
The mediastinal surface of the lung is in contact with the mediastinal pleura.
The pleura is the membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the wall of the chest cavity.