pleura
IPA: pɫˈʊrʌ
noun
- (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.
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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.
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