(anatomy) Each of a pair of smooth serous membranes which line the thorax and envelop the lungs in humans and other mammals. / (zootomy) A lateral part in an animal body or structure.

plural of pleuron

plural of pleura

(anatomy) Visceral pleura.

(anatomy) The portion of the pleura that lines the inner surface of the chest wall and covers the diaphragm.

(anatomy) The portion of pleura that is attached directly to the lungs.

Of, relating to, or affecting the pleura, or the sides of the thorax. / Thin and transparent.

(anatomy) One of the two longitudinal lobes found on the flanks of various crustacea and arthropods.

A weeping figure used as an ornament on a tomb.

(anatomy) The part of the thoracic cavity that surrounds the lungs and is enclosed by the pleurae.