pleural
pronunciation
How to pronounce pleural in British English:
UK ['plʊrə]
How to pronounce pleural in American English:
US ['plʊərə]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax
Word Origin
- pleural (adj.)
- 1835, from pleura + -al (1). Alternative pleuric is attested from 1825.
Example
- 1. Result application of autohemic arterial blood and normal saline infusion to pleural cavity can establish hemopneumothorax model on animals .
- 2. Application of LDH in differentiating benign from malignant pleural effusions
- 3. Diagnostic value of VEGF and Endostatin for malignant pleural effusions
- 4. Nursing care of patients using ultrasound-guided microwave coagulation therapy with artificial pleural effusion for liver carcinoma in the hepatic dome
- 5. Analysis of thoracoscopy in the pleural effusion of unknown reason