pleuron
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The name epimeron is sometimes applied to what is here called the pleuron, but the word has been used in widely different senses and it seems better to abandon it.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
Somite of a Lobster, separated and viewed from in front. t, tergum; s, sternum; pl, pleuron.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various
To check for them, doctors look at the pleura, the membrane that envelops each lung.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 11, 2020
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
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
Three serous membranes line the thoracic cavity; the two pleura that cover the lungs and the pericardium that covers the heart.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Take, again, the case of the very severe pain which frequently attends inflammation of the pleura and of the peritoneum.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie
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