pleura /plooˈrə/

1. A delicate serous membrane that covers the lung and lines the cavity of the chest
2. A side-piece, esp a pleuron (see below)

pleuˈral adjective

pleurapophˈysis noun (pl pleurapophˈyses)

1. A lateral process of a vertebra, with the morphological character of a rib
2. A rib

pleurisy /plooˈri-si/ noun

Inflammation of the pleura

pleuritˈic adjective

(also pleuritˈical) of, affected with, or causing pleurisy

A sufferer from pleurisy

pleurīˈtis noun

Pleurisy

pleurˈodont adjective and noun

(an animal, esp a reptile) with teeth attached to the inside of the jawbone, rather than rooted in it

pleurodynia /ploo-rō-dinˈi-ə/ noun

(Gr odynē pain) neuralgia of the muscles between the ribs

pleuˈron noun (pl pleuˈra)

The side-wall of a somite, esp of an insect's thorax

pleuropneumoˈnia noun

1. Pleurisy complicated with pneumonia
2. A contagious disease of cattle, caused by a virus, characterized by pleurisy and pneumonia

pleurotˈomy noun (medicine)

Incision into the pleura

pleuˈrisy-root noun

An American asclepias plant (Asclepias tuberosa) reputed as a diaphoretic and expectorant

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