Pleura

plōō′ra, n. a delicate serous membrane which covers the lungs and lines the cavity of the chest:— pl. Pleu′ræ .— adj. Pleu′ral .— ns. Pleurapoph′ysis , a lateral proce of a vertebra, with the morphological character of a rib:— pl. Pleurapoph′yses ; Pleurench′yma ( bot. ), the woody ti ue of plants; Pleu′risy , inflammation of the pleura, the investing membrane of the lung; Pleu′risy-root , a plant common in the United States, of which the root has medicinal repute, the infusion being used as a diaphoretic and expectorant.— adjs. Pleurit′ic , -al , pertaining to, or affected with, pleurisy: causing pleurisy.— ns. Pleurī′tis , pleurisy; Pleurodyn′ia , neuralgia of the chest-wall, which may simulate closely the pain of pleurisy; Pleu′ro-pneumō′nia , inflammation of the pleura and lungs, a contagious disease peculiar to cattle. [Gr., a rib.]