pleural
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- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 13
- Letters
- 7
/ˈplʊə.ɹəl/
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/ˈplʊə.ɹəl/ · /ˈplʊɹ.əl/
Definition of pleural
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(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.”
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adj
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(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.”
- (not-comparable)Thin and transparent.
noun
- An internal segment of the turtle carapace.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From pleura + -al.
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