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
The pleural cavity reduces friction between the lungs and the body wall.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The pleural cavity is the space between the visceral and parietal layers.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The air is sometimes pumped into the pleural cavity in such abundance that, making its way through the wound in the pleura costalis, it inflates the cellular tissue of the whole body.
From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John
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