transpleurally

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adverb

Through the pleura

Scrabble 19

Meanings

adverbtranspleurally (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThrough the pleura

    The left lobe was transpleurally lavaged using 3 mL of Iscove’s media with 15% glycerin mixed with 2% FBS-MEM and the lavage fluid was recovered by gently pressing the inflated lobe flat and used to transpleurally lavage the right lobe following the same technique.

    2015 July 15, “Mammalian Cell-Derived Respiratory Syncytial Virus-Like Particles Protect the Lower as well as the Upper Respiratory Tract”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

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APA

transpleurally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpleurally

MLA

“transpleurally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpleurally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transpleurally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpleurally.

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