pleura

5 definitions found

pleura - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pleura \Pleu"ra\, n.,
     pl. of Pleuron.
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  Pleura \Pleu"ra\, n.; pl. L. Pleur[ae], 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.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zool.) Same as Pleuron.
        [1913 Webster]

  Pleuron \Pleu"ron\, n.; pl. Pleura. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a rib.]
     (Zool.)
     (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.
         [1913 Webster]

pleura - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pleura
      n 1: the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls
           of the chest

pleura - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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