pleura Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest

WordNet

Pleu"ra noun
Definitions
  1. pl. of Pleuron.
Pleu"ra noun
Etymology
NL., n. fem., fr. Gr. a rib, the side.
Wordforms
plural L Pleuræ E Pleuras
Definitions
  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.
  2. (Zoöl.) Same as Pleuron.

Webster 1913