pleural

[ ploor-uhl ]

/ ˈplʊər əl /

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adjective

Anatomy. of or relating to the pleura.

Entomology. of or relating to a pleuron.

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Origin of pleural

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pleural

in·ter·pleu·ral, adjectivetrans·pleu·ral, adjectivetrans·pleu·ral·ly, adverb

Words nearby pleural

plethysmogram, plethysmograph, pleugh, pleur-, pleura, pleural, pleural cavity, pleurisy, pleurisy root, pleuro-, pleurocarpous

How to use pleural in a sentence

This is an operation performed in the case of suppurative pleurisy to remove the pus from the pleural cavity.
Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated|Max Birnbaum
He asked for chest tubes then to be placed in the pleural cavities.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
As is seen, the pleural folds on each side have nearly met the bulged-out ventral body-surface.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell
This, again, to my mind, is rather evidence of pleural fringes than of true appendages.
The Origin of Vertebrates|Walter Holbrook Gaskell

Cases of chronic iritis with adhesions and old pleural adhesions are also suited for this method of procedure.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3|Various