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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke