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pleura::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | serosa, serous membrane |
| Has types | parietal pleura, visceral pleura |
| Derivation | pleural |
Examples of pleura
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Neoplasms of the lung section of Thoracic wall, pleura, mediastinum, and lung.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The air comes out of the lung and into the space between the pleura and lung.
From the stltoday.com
Terga are separated from each other and from the adjacent sterna or pleura by a membrane.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The doctor is most probably planning to obtain a specimen of the fluid from the pleura.
From the stltoday.com
Both lungs are covered by a double-ply tissue called the pleura.
From the stltoday.com
The pleura is a serous membrane which folds back onto itself to form a two-layered, membrane structure.
From the en.wikipedia.org
A small space between the two leaves of pleura allows the lung to inflate and deflate effortlessly.
From the stltoday.com
The parietal pleura lies against the rib cage, and the visceral pleura lies on the surface of the lungs.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The researchers used inhalation exposure and found that inhaled nanotubes do reach the pleura and cause health effects.
From the sciencedaily.com
- The thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest
- (pleural) of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax; "pleural muscles"
- In human anatomy, the pleural cavity is the body cavity that surrounds the lungs. The pleura is a serous membrane which folds back onto itself to form a two-layered, membrane structure. ...
- (Pleural) to do with the lungs.
- (Pleural) Refers to the side, thus, one of the lengthwise side lobes of a trilobite.
- The membrane around the lungs and lining of the chest cavity.
- Either of a pair of two-walled sacs of serous membrane each of which lines one lateral half of the thorax
- Pleural of pleuron. The lateral region of a thoracic segment.
- The serous membranes covering the lungs (visceral pleura) and lining the inner aspect of the pleural cavity (parietal pleura).
