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pleura

UK/ˈplʊə.ɹə/ US/ˈplʊɹ.ə/ fairly common

noun

1.

the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest

Origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin pleura.

Phrases

  • pulmonary pleura

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