pleura

One entry found for pleura.

Main Entry: pleu·ra
Pronunciation: 'plur-&
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural pleu·rae /'plur-"E, -"I /; or pleuras
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek, rib, side
: the delicate serous membrane that lines each half of the thorax of mammals and is folded back over the surface of the lung of the same side
- pleu·ral /'plur-&l/ adjective