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.
Example Sentences
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The lungs are enclosed by the pleurae, which are attached to the mediastinum.
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The pleurae perform two major functions: They produce pleural fluid and create cavities that separate the major organs.
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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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Intrapleural pressure is the pressure of the air within the pleural cavity, between the visceral and parietal pleurae.
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Foreign bodies ulcerating through may reach the lung without pleural leakage because of the sealing together of the visceral and parietal pleurae.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Chevalier Jackson
