What it means
The root in words about the pleura, the thin membrane that wraps each lung and lines the inside of the chest wall. Between its two layers is a small amount of fluid that lets the lungs slide as they move. A pleuralPLOOR-ulHaving to do with the pleura, the thin two-layer membrane that covers the lungs and lines the chest wall.pleur/o pleura-al relating toFull entry effusion is extra fluid in that space, pleurisy is inflammation of the pleura, and a pleural friction rub is the grating sound of inflamed layers rubbing.
At a glance
| Also written | pleur-, pleuro- |
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Related terms
respiratory system
The organs that bring air into the body and move oxygen into the blood and carbon dioxide out of it.
pleural
Having to do with the pleura, the thin two-layer membrane that covers the lungs and lines the chest wall.