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pleuron

[ploor-on] / ˈplʊər ɒn /


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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

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

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

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

The lungs are enclosed by the pleura, a membrane that is composed of visceral and parietal pleural layers.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Mediastinum, mē-di-as-tī′num, n. a membranous septum or cavity between two principal portions of an organ, esp. the folds of the pleura and the space between the right and left lungs.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various




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