pleural cavity

American  

noun

1. a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.

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Etymology

Origin of pleural cavity

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

So she came up with her own, less invasive design—a “biological Velcro” that would leverage the inner mechanisms of proteins to bind her brother’s outer lungs to his pleural cavity.

From Scientific American

The pleural cavities often contain some opaque, muddy, sero-purulent fluid, mixed with blood and having masses of lymph floating in it.

From Project Gutenberg

Stoll did not hesitate in his clinic, on the strength of what was discovered by means of percussion, to attempt the evacuation of fluid from the pleural cavity on a number of occasions.

From Project Gutenberg

He recommended the puncture of the pleural cavity for pleural effusion, and above all for empyema whenever the case was in serious condition.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes the pus burrows behind the œsophagus and trachea, and it may find its way into the pleural cavity.

From Project Gutenberg