PLEURA


Meaning of PLEURA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈplu̇r-ə ]

noun

( plural pleu·rae ˈplu̇r-ˌē, -ˌī ; or pleuras )

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek, rib, side

Date: 15th century

: the delicate serous membrane that lines each half of the thorax of mammals and is folded back over the surface of the lung of the same side

• pleu·ral ˈplu̇r-əl adjective

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