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noun (plural pleu·rae [ pl r ] or pleu·ras) |
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membrane around lungs: a thin transparent membrane that lines the chest wall and doubles back to cover the lungs, thereby forming a continuous sac enclosing the narrow pleural cavity. The inner faces of the cavity are lubricated by fluid to ease breathing movements.
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zoology
Plural of pleuron
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| [15th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek, "side, rib"] |
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 pleu·ral adjective |
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