Associations to the word «Pleura»

Wiktionary

PLEURA, noun. (anatomy) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.
PLEURA, noun. Plural of pleuron

Dictionary definition

PLEURA, noun. The thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King