PLEURAL

pleural

(adjective) of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax; “pleural muscles”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

pleural (not comparable)

Of, relating to, or affecting the pleura, or the sides of the thorax.

Thin and transparent.

Source: Wiktionary


Pleu"ral, a. (Anat.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the pleura or pleuræ, or to the sides of the thorax.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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