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pleura

[ UK /plˈɜːɹɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest

How To Use pleura In A Sentence

  • For pleural fluid this is done by a pleural tap or chest drain, in ascites with an paracentesis or ascitic drain and in a pericardial effusion with pericardiocentesis. Balkinization
  • You can directly visualize the lung and the pleura along the chest wall.
  • A large tumor was found that originated from the parietal pleura at the dorsal site.
  • Encysted effusion may be confused with a mass lesion of the pleura, mediastinum, chest wall and lungs.
  • The sole patient with benign pleural disease showing a mediastinal pleural involvement on MRI was identified pathologically as tuberculous pleurisy.
  • The thoracic pleura of Archizelmiridae, visible in some of the amber fossils, provide additional clues about relationships.
  • For pleural fluid this is done by a pleural tap or chest drain, in ascites with an paracentesis or ascitic drain and in a pericardial effusion with pericardiocentesis. Balkinization
  • Immediately after thoracotomy, the pleural cavity was carefully washed with 100 mL of physical saline solution, and the fluid was examined.
  • Fibroblasts grow into the exudate from both the visceral and parietal pleural surface to produce an inelastic membrane called the pleural peel.
  • The mediastinal pleura is then incised over the length of the esophagus, avoiding injury to any neural or major vascular structures.
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