Pleura Definition

plo͝orə
pleurae, pleuron
noun
The thin serous membrane that covers a lung and lines the chest cavity in mammals.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World

Plural form of pleuron.

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Other Word Forms of Pleura

Noun

Singular:
pleura
Plural:
pleurae

Origin of Pleura

  • Middle English from Medieval Latin from Greek side, rib

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleura, “a rib, a side of something").

    From Wiktionary

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