PLEUR-

Meaning of PLEUR- in English

var. of pleuro- before a vowel: pleurite.

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PLEUR- — combining form or pleuri- or pleuro- Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, from Greek, side, rib, from pleura 1. a. : …
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PLEURODONT — I. ˈplu̇rəˌdänt noun ( -s ) Etymology: pleur- + -odont : a lizard having pleurodont teeth II. adjective Etymology: International …
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PLEURAL — I. ˈplu̇rəl, ˈplür- adjective Etymology: pleur- + -al 1. : of or relating to the pleura or the sides of …
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PLEUROVISCERAL — |plu̇rō+ adjective Etymology: pleur- + visceral : connecting the pleural and visceral ganglia of a mollusk
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PLEUROTUS — plu̇ˈrōd.əs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + Greek ōt-, ous ear; from the shape of some members …
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PLEUROTREMATA — ˌplu̇rəˈtreməd.ə, -rēm- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + -tremata : an order of Chondrichthyes comprising the …
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PLEUROTOMARIA — ˌplu̇rəd.əˈma(a)rēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + -toma + -aria : a large genus of nearly extinct …
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PLEUROTOMA — plu̇ˈräd.əmə Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + -toma synonym of turris
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PLEUROSTIGMA — ˌplu̇rəˈstigmə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + Latin stigma in some classifications : a subclass of …
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PLEUROSTERNIDAE — ˌplu̇rəˈstərnəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pleurosternum, type genus (from pleur- + sternum ) + -idae : …
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PLEUROSTEON — -ēˌän noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + -osteon : the anterolateral piece of the sternum of …
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PLEUROSIGMA — ˌplu̇rəˈsigmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + Greek sigma; from the shape of the diatoms : a …
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PLEUROSAURUS — ˌplu̇rəˈsȯrəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + -saurus : a genus of slender serpentiform aquatic-limbed reptiles from …
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PLEUROPTERYGII — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈrijēˌī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + -pterygii : a subclass or order of small primitive …
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PLEUROPODIUM — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpōdēəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + -podium 1. : either of a pair of glandular …
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PLEUROPNEUMONIA — “+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + pneumonia 1. : inflammation of the pleura and lungs : pleurisy complicated …
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PLEUROPERITONEUM — noun also pleu·ro·peritonaeum “+ Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + peritoneum, peritonaeum : the membrane lining the body cavity and …
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PLEUROPERICARDITIS — |plu̇rō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + pericarditis : inflammation of the pleura and the pericardium
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PLEUROPEDAL — |plu̇rə+, (ˈ)plu̇|räpəd. ə l adjective Etymology: pleur- + pedal : connecting the pleural and pedal ganglia of a mollusk
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PLEURONEMA — ˌplu̇rəˈnēmə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + -nema : a genus of holotrichous ciliates living in fresh …
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PLEURONECTIDAE — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnektəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Pleuronectes, type genus (from pleur- + -nectes ) + -idae : …
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PLEUROMEIA — plu̇ˈrōmēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + International Scientific Vocabulary -ome + New Latin -ia : a …
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PLEUROLOPHOCERCOUS — |plu̇rə|läfə|sərkəs adjective Etymology: pleur- + loph- + cerc- + -ous : of, relating to, or being a small cercaria that …
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PLEUROGENIC — |plu̇rə|jenik adjective or pleu·rog·e·nous (ˈ)plu̇|räjənəs Etymology: pleur- + -genic or -genous : originating in the pleura
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PLEURODYNIA — ˌplu̇rəˈdinēə noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + -odynia 1. : a sharp pain in the side …
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PLEURODISCOUS — |plu̇rə|diskəs adjective Etymology: pleur- + disc- + -ous : laterally attached to a disk — used especially of an appendage
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PLEUROCARPOUS — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kärpəs adjective also pleu·ro·car·pic -pik Etymology: pleurocarpous International Scientific Vocabulary pleur- + -carpous; pleurocarpic from pleur- + -carpic of a …
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PLEUROBRANCH — ˈplu̇rəˌbraŋk noun also pleu·ro·bran·chia ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈbraŋkēə ( plural pleurobranchs -ks ; also pleurobranchi·ae -kēˌē) Etymology: pleurobranch International Scientific Vocabulary pleur- + …
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PLEURACANTHEA — ˌplu̇rəˈkan(t)thēə or pleu·ra·can·thi·ni -rəˌkanˈthīˌnī ; or pleu·rac·an·tho·dii plu̇ˌrakənˈthōdēˌī Etymology: pleuracanthea from New Latin, from pleur- + -acanthea (from -acanthus ); …
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PLEURAL — /ploor"euhl/ , adj. 1. Anat. of or pertaining to the pleura. 2. Entomol. of or pertaining to a pleuron. [ …
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PLEURA — pleur|a BrE AmE ˈplʊər |ə ˈplɔːr- AmE \ ˈplʊr |ə ▷ pleur|ae iː ▷ pleur|al ə l (= plural)
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