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pleura (root: pleuron)

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Noun
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pleu=ra

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun pleura has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

pleuran. 
     pl. of Pleuron.  [1913 Webster]
pleuran. [NL., n. fem., fr. Gr. a rib, the side.].
  •  The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Same as Pleuron.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

pleura, n. (pl. pleurae)
1 each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in mammals.
2 lateral extensions of the body-wall in arthropods.

Derivative
pleural adj.
pleura, pleurisy n. inflammation of the pleura, marked by pain in the chest or side, fever, etc.

Derivative
pleuritic adj.
Etymology
ME f. OF pleurisie f. LL pleurisis alt. f. L pleuritis f. Gk (as PLEURA(1))

THESAURUS

pleura

allantoic membrane, amnion, amniotic sac, arachnoid membrane, basement membrane, conjuctiva, eardrum, hymen, maidenhead, membrana serosa, membrana tympana, membrane, meninges, meninx, neurilemma, pellicle, pericardium, perineurium, serosa, tympanic membrane, tympanum, velum
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