pleural cavity
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pleural cavity
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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There are three main cavities in the body: one around the heart, the abdominal cavity, and the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
"Because it contains fluid, it prevents the lungs from collapsing. However, people have not thought much about the pleural cavity being a whole organ within itself. This research may change that perception," Morrison said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2024
In some animals, such as mammals, the part of the coelom called the pleural cavity provides space for the lungs to expand during breathing.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Intrapleural pressure is the pressure of the air within the pleural cavity, between the visceral and parietal pleurae.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
In one case the pleural cavity was washed out with a five per cent solution of boric acid and was followed by distressing symptoms, vomiting, weak pulse, erythema, and death on the third day.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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