English Explanatory Dictionary

pleural

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or affecting the pleura, or the sides of the thorax.
  2. Thin and transparent.
noun
  1. An internal segment of the turtle carapace.

Pronunciation

/ˈplʊə.ɹəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pleural.wav /ˈplʊɹ.əl/

Word forms

pleural pleurals

Etymology

From pleura + -al.

Derived words

bronchopleural cerebropleural costopleural coxopleural epipleural extrapleural interpleural intrapleural juxtapleural pericardiopleural pleural cavity pleural lobe pleurally pleural tap pleuro- pleur- pleuri- prepleural propleural splanchnopleural sternopleural subpleural transpleural ventriculopleural zygopleural
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