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pleur-

pleur- is the alternative form of pleuro-.

Meaning of pleuro-

Prefix

pleuro-

  1. Of or pertaining to the pleura; pleural.
    • pleurogenic, pleuropericarditis
  2. To the side; lateral.
    • pleurocentrum

Forms of pleur-

alternative formpleuro-

Origin of pleur-

From Latin pleura.

Questions about pleur-

What is pleur- the alternative form of?
Pleur- is the alternative form of pleuro-.

Words near pleur- in the dictionary

  1. pletzls
  2. Pleubian
  3. pleugh
  4. pleughs
  5. pleuntic
  6. pleur-
  7. pleura
  8. pleuracentesis
  9. pleurae
  10. pleural
  11. pleural cavities

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pleur- (page history and authors); pleuro- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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