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English Dictionary: pleura by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pleura
n
  1. the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest
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.
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