| pleural rub | Friction rub sound caused by inflammation of the pleura. Synonym: pleural friction rub, pleural rale. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pleural sinuses | Three recesses of the pleural cavity, one behind the sternum and costal cartilages (costomediastinal recess), one between the diaphragm and chest wall (costodiaphragmatic recess), and one between the diaphragm and mediastinum (phrenicomediastinal recess). Synonym: recessus pleurales, pleural sinuses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural space | Although reference is often made to the pleural space (one dictionary defines pleural effusion as the presence of fluid in the pleural space ), there is normally only a small amount of fluid between the two layers of the pleura. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pleural stripe | On a chest radiograph, the soft tissue stripe between the opacity of the aerated lung and that of the cortex of the rib. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleural villi | Shaggy appendages on the pleura in the neighborhood of the costomediastinal sinus. Synonym: villi pleurales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pleuralgia | <medicine> Pain in the side or region of the ribs. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Rib + pain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pleurapophysis | Origin: NL. See Pleura, and Apophysis. <anatomy> One of the ventral processes of a vertebra, or the dorsal element in each half of a hemal arch, forming, or corresponding to, a vertebral rib. Pleurapophys"ial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pleural effusion |
a buildup of fluid between the membranes that line the lungs and chest cavity (the pleura); causes compression of the lungs, which leads to breathing difficulty
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| pleural rub |
a rubbing sound produced by inflamed pleural membranes that can be heard when breathing
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| pleural effusion |
Any accumulation of fluid between the layers of the pleura.
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| pleural fluid |
The fluid inside the membranes lining the lungs and chest cavity.
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| pleural space |
the fluid-filled "space" between the two pleural walls (visceral and parietal pleura).
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