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Rarepleura
The correct spelling is pleura.
How to pronounce pleura
noun
Say it like: Pleu-ra
The correct spelling is pleura. The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.
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Definition
noun
- 1.The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane.
- 2.A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum.
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