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PLEURAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax

Example:

pleural muscles

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

pleura (the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest)

Derivation:

pleura (the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest)

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 Context examples: 

It is characterized by pleural effusion, ascites and non-malignant ovarian neoplasm.

(Meigs Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include pleural infection, mediastinitis, pneumonia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

(Non-Neoplastic Thoracic Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Other signs and symptoms include anemia, thrombocytopenia, hepatomegaly, peripheral neuropathy and pleural effusions.

(Multicentric Angiofollicular Lymphoid Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

A well or moderately differentiated morphologic variant of lung adenocarcinoma characterized by tumor growth along the alveolar structures without stromal, vascular, or pleural invasion.

(Bronchioloalveolar Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An abnormal communication between a bronchus and the pleural cavity.

(Bronchopleural Fistula, NCI Thesaurus)

For example, a pleural effusion is a collection of fluid between the two layers of membrane covering the lungs.

(Effusion, NCI Dictionary)

The classic example is the pyothorax-associated lymphoma that arises in the pleural cavity of patients with a history of long standing pyothorax.

(Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Associated with Chronic Inflammation, NCI Thesaurus)

In humans, this bacteria is most commonly responsible for wound infections, urinary tract infections, bacteremia, diarrhea, and pleural infections.

(Escherichia fergusonii, NCI Thesaurus)

The cells function to secrete the lubricant lining the pleural cavity.

(Parietal Pleura, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by an abnormal communication between a bronchus and the pleural cavity.

(Bronchopleural Fistula, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)