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Definition of pleura noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pleura

noun
 
/ˈplʊərə/
 
/ˈplʊrə/
(plural pleurae
 
/ˈplʊəriː/
 
/ˈplʊriː/
)
(anatomy)
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  1. one of the two membranes that surround the lungs
    Word Originlate Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek, literally ‘side of the body, rib’.
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