| pleura | <anatomy> The serous membranes covering the lungs (visceral pleura) and lining the inner aspect of the pleural cavity (parietal pleura). (29 Oct 1998) |
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| pleura costalis | The layer of parietal pleura lining the chest walls. Synonym: pleura costalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleura diaphragmatica | The layer of parietal pleura covering the upper surface of the diaphragm, except along its costal attachments and where it is covered with the pericardium. Synonym: pleura diaphragmatica, phrenic pleura, pleura phrenica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleura mediastinalis | The continuation of the costal pleura passing from the sternum to the vertebral column which covers the side of the mediastinum. Synonym: pleura mediastinalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleura parietalis | That which lines the different parts of the wall of the pleural cavity; called costal, diaphragmatic, and mediastinal, according to the parts invested. Synonym: pleura parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleura pericardiaca | Pericardial pleura, that portion of the mediastinal pleura which is fused with the pericardium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleura phrenica | The layer of parietal pleura covering the upper surface of the diaphragm, except along its costal attachments and where it is covered with the pericardium. Synonym: pleura diaphragmatica, phrenic pleura, pleura phrenica. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleura pulmonalis | An alternate term for visceral pleura. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleura visceralis | The layer investing the lungs and dipping into the fissures between the several lobes. Synonym: pleura pulmonalis, pleura visceralis, pulmonary pleura. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleuracentesis | <procedure> A medical procedure that involves the removal of fluid from the chest cavity using a hollow bore needle. Thoracentesis is performed for therapeutic reasons when drawing off large volumes of fluid and for diagnostic reasons (to analyse the fluid). (27 Sep 1997) |
| pleural | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the pleura or pleurae, or to the sides of the thorax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pleural calculus | A concretion in the pleural cavity. Synonym: pleural calculus. Origin: pleuro-+ G. Lithos, stone (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural canal | The portion of the embryonic celom that joins the pericardial cavity to the peritoneal cavity, developing into the pleural cavities. Synonym: pleural canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural cavity | The potential space which lies in between the visceral pleura and the parietal pleura. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pleural crackles | Sounds heard on auscultation of the chest as a result of inflammation of the pleura with fibrinous exudate. (05 Mar 2000) |