pleura

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, “a rib, a side of something”).

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.
Meronyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • cervical pleura
  • costal pleura
  • diaphragmatic pleura
  • mediastinal pleura
  • parietal pleura
Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

pleura

  1. plural of pleuron

Anagrams

French

Verb

pleura

  1. third-person singular past historic of pleurer

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Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, “a rib, a side of something”).

Noun

pleura f (plural pleure)

  1. (anatomy) pleura
→
  • pleura costale
  • pleura diaframmatica
  • pleurale
  • pleura mediastinica

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Portuguese

Noun

pleura f (plural pleuras)

  1. (anatomy) pleura (serous membrane that covers the lungs and thorax)

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpleuɾa/, [ˈpleu̯ɾa]

Noun

pleura f (plural pleuras)

  1. (anatomy) pleura
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