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pleural

  • /ˈplʊə.ɹəl/ UK
  • /ˈplʊɹ.əl/ US

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adjective

  1. not comparable Of, relating to, or affecting the pleura, or the sides of the thorax. The areas of lung dysventilation with an absence of alveolar air are visualized in the form of consolidations adjacent to the pleural line.
  2. not comparable Thin and transparent.

noun pleurals

  1. An internal segment of the turtle carapace.

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adj relating to the pleura

Españolpleural
Françaispleural
Italianopleurale, pleurico

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@misc{pleural_2026,
  title = {pleural},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pleural},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}