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