pleura
pleura · pleuras · pleurae
плевра
Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs…Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.
UK/ˈplʊə.ɹə/US/ˈplʊɹ.ə/
» The x-ray shows there's something lodged between the pleura and this rib.
DJ_Saidez · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesEach of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.
пле́враplévra
A lateral part in an animal body or structure.
More definitions
- the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest
Examples
1 sentencesThe x-ray shows there's something lodged between the pleura and this rib.
Translations
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By meaning 1
serous membrane that covers the lungs and thorax:
Origin
From Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin pleura.From Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin pleura.
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Forms
plural: pleuras / pleuraeWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular