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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: pleura (0.00998 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to pleura.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: pleura
pleura
n : the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of
the chest
[also:
pleurae (pl)]
pleura
See
pleuron
[also:
pleurae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Pleura
Pleura
\Pleu"ra\, n.,
pl. of
Pleuron.
[1913 Webster]
Pleura
\Pleu"ra\, n.; pl. L.
Pleur[ae], E.
Pleuras. [NL., n.
fem., fr. Gr. ? a rib, the side.]
1. (Anat.)
(a) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the
lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the
pleural membrane.
(b) The closed sac formed by the pleural membrane about
each lung, or the fold of membrane connecting each
lung with the body wall.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zo["o]l.) Same as
Pleuron.
[1913 Webster]
Pleuron
\Pleu"ron\, n.; pl.
Pleura. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a rib.]
(Zo["o]l.)
(a) One of the sides of an animal.
(b) One of the lateral pieces of a somite of an insect.
(c) One of lateral processes of a somite of a crustacean.
[1913 Webster]
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