pleural

[ ploor-uhl ]

adjective
  1. Anatomy. of or relating to the pleura.

  2. Entomology. of or relating to a pleuron.

Origin of pleural

1
First recorded in 1835–45; pleur(a), pleur(on) + -al1

Other words from pleural

  • in·ter·pleu·ral, adjective
  • trans·pleu·ral, adjective
  • trans·pleu·ral·ly, adverb

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