Pleura

Noun CEFR B1

ˈplʊə.ɹə

Definitions

Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.
A lateral part in an animal body or structure.

Equivalents

Españolpleura

Françaispleura plèvre

Portuguêspleura

11 more languages

العربيةغشاء الجنب

Češtinapohrudnice

Ελληνικάυπεζωκώς

Suomikeuhkopussi

Galegoteaz

Italianopleura

日本語胸膜

Қазақ тіліөкпеқап

Nederlandspleura

Русскийплевра

Examples

“The lungs […] may be said to be inclosed in separate ⟳ bags, or to have ⟳ distinct pleuras.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

pleuracentesis Pleural pleural cavity pleural lobe pleural tap pleuralgia

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