pleura

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Noun

pleura (plural pleurae)

1. (anatomy) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.

Translations

• French: plèvre
• Portuguese: pleura
• Russian: пле́вра
• Spanish: pleura

Noun

1. plural form of pleuron

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