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 6 definitions foundFrom WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pleura noun: the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest [also: {pleurae} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pleura See {pleuron} [also: {pleurae} (pl)] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Pleura \Pleu"ra\, noun, pl. of {Pleuron}. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Pleura \Pleu"ra\, noun; pl. L. {Pleur[ae]}, E. {Pleuras}. [NL., noun fem., fr. Gr. ? a rib, the side.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane. (b) The closed sac formed by the pleural membrane about each lung, or the fold of membrane connecting each lung with the body wall. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Same as {Pleuron}. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Pleuron \Pleu"ron\, noun; pl. {Pleura}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a rib.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) One of the sides of an animal. (b) One of the lateral pieces of a somite of an insect. (c) One of lateral processes of a somite of a crustacean. From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 22 Moby Thesaurus words for "pleura": allantoic membrane, amnion, amniotic sac, arachnoid membrane, basement membrane, conjuctiva, eardrum, hymen, maidenhead, membrana serosa, membrana tympana, membrane, meninges, meninx, neurilemma, pellicle, pericardium, perineurium, serosa, tympanic membrane, tympanum, velum | |||
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