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pleura |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pleura \Pleu"ra\, n., pl of {Pleuron}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pleura \Pleu"ra\, n.; pl L. {Pleur[ae]}, E. {Pleuras}. [NL., n. fem., fr Gr ? a rib, the side.] 1. (Anat.) a The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane. b The closed sac formed by the pleural membrane about each lung, or the fold of membrane connecting each lung with the body wall. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Pleuron}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pleuron \Pleu"ron\, n.; pl {Pleura}. [NL., fr Gr ? a rib.] (Zo["o]l.) a One of the sides of an animal. b One of the lateral pieces of a somite of an insect. c One of lateral processes of a somite of a crustacean. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pleura n : the thin membrane around the lungs
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