pleura
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Under normal conditions, viewers see a reflection of the pleura as a series of equidistant horizontal lines, called A lines, throughout those organs.
From Scientific American • Jun. 11, 2020
To check for them, doctors look at the pleura, the membrane that envelops each lung.
From Scientific American • Jun. 11, 2020
Since the parietal pleura is attached to the thoracic wall, the natural elasticity of the chest wall opposes the inward pull of the lungs.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Therefore, as you breathe, the pleural fluid prevents the two layers of the pleura from rubbing against each other and causing damage due to friction.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
