[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pleura \pleu"ra\, n.,
   pl. of pleuron.
   1913 webster
see also:
pleuron 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pleura \pleu"ra\, n.; pl. l. pleurae, e. pleuras. nl., n.
   fem., fr. gr. ? a rib, the side.
   1. anat.
      a the smooth serous membrane which closely covers the
          lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the
          pleural membrane.
      b the closed sac formed by the pleural membrane about
          each lung, or the fold of membrane connecting each
          lung with the body wall.
          1913 webster

   2. zool. same as pleuron.
      1913 webster
see also:
pleurae pleuras pleuron 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

pleuron \pleu"ron\, n.; pl. pleura. nl., fr. gr. ? a rib.
   zool.
   a one of the sides of an animal.
   b one of the lateral pieces of a somite of an insect.
   c one of lateral processes of a somite of a crustacean.
       1913 webster
see also:
pleura 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

pleura
     n : the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of
         the chest
     also: pleurae pl
see also:
pleurae 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

pleura
     see pleuron
     also: pleurae pl
see also:
pleuron pleurae 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

22 moby thesaurus words for "pleura":
   allantoic membrane, amnion, amniotic sac, arachnoid membrane,
   basement membrane, conjuctiva, eardrum, hymen, maidenhead,
   membrana serosa, membrana tympana, membrane, meninges, meninx,
   neurilemma, pellicle, pericardium, perineurium, serosa,
   tympanic membrane, tympanum, velum

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