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pleurodeses

pleurodeses is the plural of pleurodesis.

Meaning of pleurodesis

Noun

pleurodesis (countable and uncountable, plural pleurodeses)

  1. The production of adhesions in the pleural cavity, typically by the use of sclerosing agents or surgical abrasion, used especially in the treatment of recurrent pneumothorax, pleural effusion and chylothorax.
    1. (rare) The condition created by this procedure: adhesion between the parietal and visceral pleurae.

Questions about pleurodeses

What is pleurodeses the plural of?
Pleurodeses is the plural of pleurodesis.

Words near pleurodeses in the dictionary

  1. pleurocystidial
  2. pleurocystidioid
  3. pleurocystidium
  4. pleurodeline
  5. pleurodelines
  6. pleurodeses
  7. pleurodesis
  8. pleurodiran
  9. pleurodirans
  10. pleurodire
  11. pleurodires

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