| 单词 | pleura |
| 释义 | pleura[ ploor-uh ] / ˈplʊər ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pleura ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural pleu·rae [ploor-ee] /ˈplʊər i/ for 1.Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax. plural of pleuron. Origin of pleura1655–65; <New Latin <Greek pleurá (singular) side, rib Words nearby pleuraplethysmogram, plethysmograph, plethysmometry, pleugh, pleur-, pleura, pleural, pleural cavity, pleural effusion, pleural fluid, pleural fremitus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pleuraBritish Dictionary definitions for pleurapleura / (ˈplʊərə) / noun plural pleurae (ˈplʊəriː)the thin transparent serous membrane enveloping the lungs and lining the walls of the thoracic cavity the plural of pleuron Derived forms of pleurapleural, adjectiveWord Origin for pleuraC17: via Medieval Latin from Greek: side, rib Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for pleurapleura [ plur′ə ] n. pl. pleu•rae (plur′ē)The thin serous membrane that envelops each lung and folds back to make a lining for the chest cavity. Other words from pleurapleu′ral adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for pleurapleura [ plur′ə ] Plural pleurae (plur′ē)A membrane that encloses each lung and lines the chest cavity. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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