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pleuras

pleuras is the plural of pleura.

Meaning of pleura

Noun

pleura (plural pleuras or pleurae)

  1. Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.
    • The lungs […] may be said to be inclosed in separate bags, or to have distinct pleuras.1856, William Youatt, William Charles Linnaeus Martin, A. Stevens, The Hog (page 120)
  2. A lateral part in an animal body or structure.

Questions about pleuras

What is pleuras the plural of?
Pleuras is the plural of pleura.

Words near pleuras in the dictionary

  1. pleurant
  2. pleurants
  3. pleurapophyses
  4. pleurapophysial
  5. pleurapophysis
  6. pleuras
  7. pleuraspidotheriid
  8. pleuraspidotheriids
  9. pleurectomies
  10. pleurectomy
  11. pleurembolic

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