Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - pleura
Pleura
pleura
1. n. (pl. pleurae) 1 each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in mammals. 2 lateral extensions of the body-wall in arthropods. Derivatives pleural adj. Etymology: med.L f. Gk, = side of the body, rib 2. pleurisy n. inflammation of the pleura, marked by pain in the chest or side, fever, etc. Derivatives pleuritic adj. Etymology: ME f. OF pleurisie f. LL pleurisis alt. f. L pleuritis f. Gk (as PLEURA(1))
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noun (plural ~e or ~s) Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Greek, rib, side Date: 15th century the delicate serous membrane that lines each half of the thorax of mammals and is folded back over the surface of the lung of the same side, ~l adjective ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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