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[ ploor-uhl ] / ˈplʊər əl /
adjectiveAnatomy. of or relating to the pleura. Entomology. of or relating to a pleuron. Origin of pleuralFirst recorded in 1835–45; pleur(a), pleur(on) + -al1 OTHER WORDS FROM pleuralin·ter·pleu·ral, adjectivetrans·pleu·ral, adjectivetrans·pleu·ral·ly, adverbWords nearby pleuralplethysmograph, plethysmometry, pleugh, pleur-, pleura, pleural, pleural cavity, pleural effusion, pleural fluid, pleural fremitus, pleuralgia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pleuralWe found that there was, in fact, no defect in the pleural lining of the President's chest. Warren Commission (2 of 26): Hearings Vol. II (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy He asked for chest tubes then to be placed in the pleural cavities. Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy When pleurisy exists, it is usually accompanied, according to Murchison, by purulent effusion into the pleural cavity. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various Gas due to putrefaction collects under the pleural membrane, and can be expelled by pressure, and is not found in the air cells. Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology|W. G. Aitchison Robertson
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