| pleura | The membrane lining the lungs and chest cavity | en |
| pleura | lateral (side) part of thoraxic segment or lateral (non axial) part of pygidium | en |
| pleura | A sac lining the lung | en |
| pleura | Either of two membranous sacs, each lining one side of the chest cavity, that envelopes the lungs, reducing the friction of respiratory movement | en |
| pleura | two thin membranes, separated by fluid, that cover the lungs and line the chest cavity | en |
| pleura | The Pleura is the 2-layered sac that surrounds the lungs | en |
| pleura | The lining around the lungs | en |
| pleura | The two layered membranous sac enclosing the lungs | en |
| pleura | the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest | en |
| pleura | lateral portion of thoracic segment | en |
| pleura | membrane surounding the lung There are two pleurae, right and left | en |
| pleura | Membranes that surround the lungs and line the thoracic cavity | en |
| pleura | Same as Pleuron | en |
| pleura | —The serous membranes covering the lungs (visceral pleura) and lining the inner aspect of the pleural cavity (parietal pleura) | en |
| pleura | of Pleuron | en |
| pleura | thin serous membrane that covers the lung isim | en |
| pleura | pl | en |
| pleura | The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane | en |
| pleura | The closed sac formed by the pleural membrane about each lung, or the fold of membrane connecting each lung with the body wall | en |
| pleura | – double membrane lining the lung, the layer of tissue lining the inside of the chest wall is called the parietal pleura and the outside of the lung the visceral pleura | en |
| pleura | lining that covers the lungs and the inside of the chest cavity | en |
| pleura | A thin layer of tissue covering the lungs and the wall of the chest cavity to protect and cushion the lungs A small amount of fluid that acts as a lubricant allows the lungs to move smoothly in the chest cavity during breathing SOURCE : http://cancernet nci nih gov/dictionary html | en |
| pleura | Membranes surrounding the outer surface of the lungs and the inner surface of the chest wall and the diaphragm | en |
| pleura | One of the two thin, smooth membranes lining the interior of the chest and covering the surface of the lungs | en |
| pleura | membrane that covers the outside of the lung | en |
| pleura | The thin serous membrane enveloping the lungs and lining the thoracic cavity | en |
| pleurae | plural of pleura | en |