pleura

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin pleura.

Noun

pleura (plural pleurae)

  1. (anatomy) Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals.
    Meronyms: cervical pleura, costal pleura, diaphragmatic pleura, mediastinal pleura, parietal pleura, visceral pleura
  2. (zootomy) A lateral part in an animal body or structure.
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

pleura

  1. plural of pleuron

References

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French

Pronunciation

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Verb

pleura

  1. third-person singular past historic of pleurer

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, a rib, a side of something).

Noun

pleura f (plural pleure)

  1. (anatomy) pleura

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πλευρᾱ́ (pleurā́, a rib, a side of something).

Pronunciation

Noun

pleura f (genitive pleurae); first declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. (anatomy) The pleura.

Inflection

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative pleura pleurae
Genitive pleurae pleurārum
Dative pleurae pleurīs
Accusative pleuram pleurās
Ablative pleurā pleurīs
Vocative pleura pleurae

Descendants

  • English: pleura
  • French: pleura
  • Italian: pleura
  • Portuguese: pleura
  • Spanish: pleura

Noun

pleurā f

  1. ablative singular of pleura

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈplew.ɾɐ/ [ˈpleʊ̯.ɾɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈplew.ɾa/ [ˈpleʊ̯.ɾa]

  • Hyphenation: pleu‧ra

Noun

pleura f (plural pleuras)

  1. (anatomy) pleura (serous membrane that covers the lungs and thorax)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpleuɾa/ [ˈpleu̯.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -euɾa
  • Syllabification: pleu‧ra

Noun

pleura f (plural pleuras)

  1. (anatomy) pleura

Further reading

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