pleur-

Variant of pleuro-

pleuro- definition

pleuro- (plo̵or′ō, -ə)

  1. on or near the side pleurodont
  2. of, involving, or near the pleura pleurotomy
Also, before a vowel, pleur-

Etymology: < Gr pleura, rib, side

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