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PLEURA (pleurae)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pleura mean?
• PLEURA (noun)
The noun PLEURA has 1 sense:
1. the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest
Familiarity information: PLEURA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("pleura" is a kind of...):
serosa; serous membrane (a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pleura"):
parietal pleura (pleura that lines the inner chest walls and covers the diaphragm)
visceral pleura (pleura that covers the lungs)
Holonyms ("pleura" is a part of...):
pleural cavity (the cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heart)
Derivation:
pleural (of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax)
Context examples
An antigen expressed by tissues derived from mullerian epithelium (tubal, endometrial and endocervical) or celomic epithelium (mesothelial cells of the pleura, pericardium and peritoneum).
(CA-125 Antigen, NCI Thesaurus)
In the adult, it covers all true serous membranes (peritoneum, pericardium, pleura).
(Mesothelium, NCI Thesaurus)
It occurs in the pleura and less commonly in the peritoneum.
(Desmoplastic Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
The spread of cancer to the pleura from an adjacent or distant anatomic site.
(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Pleura, NCI Thesaurus)
A malignant neoplasm arising from mesothelial cells in the pleura.
(Biphasic Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus)
Lung and pleura are the most common sites of extra-abdominal spread.
(Ovarian Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A neoplasm originating from mesothelial cells of the pleura or peritoneum, for which the malignancy status has not been established.
(Mesothelioma, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
It can occur in several anatomic sites including the pleura, peritoneum, and epididymis.
(Adenomatoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
The pleura, a large thin sheet of tissue, lines the inside of the chest cavity.
(Chest Injuries and Disorders, NIH)
Mesothelial cells are the lining cells of the pleura and peritoneum. — 2003
(Mesothelial Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
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