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Pleuroperitoneal :: Pleuroperitoneal (a.) Of or pertaining to the pleural and peritoneal membranes or cavities, or to the pleuroperitoneum..

Pleura :: Pleura (pl. ) of Pleuro.

Pyopneumothorax :: Pyopneumothorax (n.) Accumulation of air, or other gas, and of pus, in the pleural cavity..

Pleuralgia :: Pleuralgia (n.) Pain in the side or region of the ribs.

Pleura :: Pleura (n. fem.) The closed sac formed by the pleural membrane about each lung, or the fold of membrane connecting each lung with the body wall..

Endopleura :: Endopleura (n.) The inner coating of a seed. See Tegmen.

Pleuric :: Pleuric (a.) Pleural.

Pleural :: Pleural (a.) Of or pertaining to the pleura or pleurae, or to the sides of the thorax..

Pleurapophyses :: Pleurapophyses (pl. ) of Pleurapophysi.

Epipleural :: Epipleural (a.) Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra.

Parapleurae :: Parapleurae (pl. ) of Parapleur.

Tegmen :: Tegmen (n.) The inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually thin and delicate; the endopleura..

Pleurisy :: Pleurisy (n.) An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with fever, pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with exudation into the pleural cavity..

Podostomata :: Podostomata (n. pl.) An order of Bryozoa of which Rhabdopleura is the type. See Rhabdopleura.

Pleuropericardial :: Pleuropericardial (a.) Of or pertaining to the pleura and pericardium.

Pleura :: Pleura (n. fem.) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.

Adhere :: Adhere (v. i.) To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs sometimes adhere to the pleura..

Hemoothorax :: Hemoothorax (n.) An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.

Pleuroperitoneum :: Pleuroperitoneum (n.) The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the inclosed viscera; the peritoneum; -- used especially in the case of those animals in which the body cavity is not divided..

Pterobranchia :: Pterobranchia (n. pl.) An order of marine Bryozoa, having a bilobed lophophore and an axial cord. The genus Rhabdopleura is the type. Called also Podostomata. See Rhabdopleura..

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