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Definition of Pleura
1. Noun. The thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest.
Group relationships: Pleural Cavity
Generic synonyms: Serosa, Serous Membrane
Derivative terms: Pleural
Definition of Pleura
1. n.
2. n. The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.
Definition of Pleura
1. Noun. (anatomy) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane. ¹
2. Noun. (plural of pleuron) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pleura
1. a membrane that envelops the lungs [n -RAE or -RAS] : PLEURAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Pleura
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Pleura
Literary usage of Pleura
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1893)
"The space between these two layers is called the cavity of the pleura, but it
must be ... Each pleura is therefore a shut sac, one occupying the right, ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"Each lung is invested by an exceedingly delicate serous membrane, the pleura,
which is arranged in the form of a closed invaginated sac. ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1907)
"Further irritations of right pleura caused steady fall in blood pressure to 110
... Formalin 4 drops on left visceral pleura caused immediately respiratory ..."
4. Abstracts of the Papers Printed in the Philosophical Transactions of the by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1833)
"He also adverts to the composition of the air found in the lungs, which was
collected by immersing the body in water, and puncturing the pleura, ..."
5. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1920)
"Indeed I have seen cases at operation in which it was most difficult to tell
whether or not the lung and costal pleura were adherent. ..."
6. The Morbid Anatomy of Some of the Most Important Parts of the Human Body by Matthew Baillie, James Wardrop (1833)
"This was occasioned either by a deficiency in the action of the exhalent arteries
of the pleura, or by an increased action of its absorbents. ..."
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