Pleura

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pleura \Pleu"ra\, n.,
     pl. of {Pleuron}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pleura
       n : the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of
           the chest
       [also: {pleurae} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pleura
       See {pleuron}
       [also: {pleurae} (pl)]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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