Meanings
nounpleural cavity (plural pleural cavities)
plural pleural cavities
- anatomyThe part of the thoracic cavity that surrounds the lungs and is enclosed by the pleurae.
Translations
Afrikaans pleurale ruimte
- pleurale ruimtebody cavity
Catalan cavitat pleural
- cavitat pleuralbody cavity
Chinese Mandarin 胸膜腔
- 胸膜腔 (xiōngmóqiāng)body cavity
Dutch pleurale ruimte, pleuraholte
- pleurale ruimtebody cavity
- pleuraholtebody cavity
Esperanto pleŭro
- pleŭrobody cavity
Finnish keuhkopussinontelo
- keuhkopussinontelobody cavity
French plèvre
- plèvrebody cavity
German Pleurahöhle, Pleuraspalt
- Pleurahöhlebody cavity
- Pleuraspaltbody cavity
Hungarian mellhártyaüreg
- mellhártyaüregbody cavity
Japanese 胸膜腔
- 胸膜腔 (kyōmakukū)body cavity
Portuguese cavidade pleural
- cavidade pleuralbody cavity
Spanish cavidad pleural
- cavidad pleuralbody cavity
Swedish pleuraspalt
- pleuraspaltbody cavity
Thai โพรงเยื่อหุ้มปอด
- โพรงเยื่อหุ้มปอด (proong-yʉ̂ʉa-hûm-bpɔ̀ɔt)body cavity
Turkish plevral boşluk
- plevral boşlukbody cavity
Cite this entry
APA
pleural cavity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleural%20cavity
MLA
“pleural cavity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleural%20cavity. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pleural cavity,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pleural%20cavity.
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