Etymology

pleura

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Today it means: Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals. Full definition →

Medieval Latin pleura
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pleura · noun1

  1. Medieval Latin · derived frompleura
  2. English todaypleura

From Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin pleura.

pleura · noun2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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