pleura Hear it!

pleura definition

pleura (plo̵or′ə)

noun

  1. pl. pleurae -·rae (-ē) the thin serous membrane that covers a lung and lines the chest cavity in mammals
  2. pleuron

Etymology: ML < Gr, rib, side

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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