pleura

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Pleura, plōō′ra, n. a delicate serous membrane which covers the lungs and lines the cavity of the chest:—pl.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

For this Heap of Matter is often accumulated between the Pleura, and the Parts which adhere to it.”

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)

This is inflammation of the Pleura of one or both lungs, generally confined to one side.

From An Epitome of the Homeopathic Healing Art Containing the New Discoveries and Improvements to the Present Time by Hill, B. L. (Benjamin L.)

Ce n'est que loraqu'il expira, Que le peuple qui l'enterra Pleura.

From Ballads by Thackeray, William Makepeace

Pleura, Inflammation of the 41 Pleurisy Diagnosis of 4   Pleurisy, Acute 41   Causes 42   Diet and Nursing 42   Physicians' Treatment 42     1.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson