pleura
noun
a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
pleurae
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pluralof pleura.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Why are the pleurae not damaged during normal breathing?
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Intrapleural pressure is the pressure of the air within the pleural cavity, between the visceral and parietal pleurae.
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The right and left pleurae, which enclose the right and left lungs, respectively, are separated by the mediastinum.
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The pleurae also create a division between major organs that prevents interference due to the movement of the organs, while preventing the spread of infection.
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Since there are many species which do not possess these genital pleurae, the question arises as to whether their presence or their absence is the more primitive condition.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
