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Word: Pleura
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek, literally ‘side of the body, rib’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈplʊərə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in humans and other mammals.
Short Definition:each of pair of serous membranes lining thorax and enveloping lungs in humans
Definition:
a lateral part in an animal body or structure.
Short Definition:lateral part in animal body or structure
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