English Dictionary: pleura | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for pleura | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pleura \Pleu"ra\, n.; pl. L. {Pleur[91]}, E. {Pleuras}. [NL., n. 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[94]l.) Same as {Pleuron}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Pleuron \[d8]Pleu"ron\, n.; pl. {Pleura}. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a rib.] (Zo[94]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. |