pleuro-, pleur- (Greek: side, rib; a thin membrane with two layers that line the chest cavity).One lining the outside of the lungs and the other the inside of the chest cavity; fluid between the two layers provides lubrication and so allows smooth, uniform expansion and contraction of the lungs during breathing; pertaining to the side. pleura (singular), pleurae (plural):
The serous membrane investing the lungs and lining the thoracic cavity, completely enclosing a potential space known as the pleural cavity. There are two pleurae, right and left, entirely distinct from each other. The pleura is moistened with a serous secretion that facilitates the movements of the lungs in the chest.
pleuralgia, pleuralgic:
pleurectomy:
pleuric:
pleurisy:
pleuritic:
pleurobranch:
pleurobronchitis:
pleurocarpous:
pleurocentesis:
pleurocentrum:
pleuroclysis:
pleurocutaneous:
pleurodont:
pleurodynia:
pleurogenic:
pleurography:
pleurohepatitis:
pleuron:
pleuronectoid:
pleuropedal:
pleuropericardial:
pleuroperitoneum:
pleuropneumonia:
pleurosoma:
pleurosomus:
pleurostict:
pleurotomy:
pleurotribe:
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