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pleural

[ US /ˈpɫʊɹəɫ/ ]
[ UK /plˈɜːɹə‍l/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax
    pleural muscles

How To Use pleural In A Sentence

  • For pleural fluid this is done by a pleural tap or chest drain, in ascites with an paracentesis or ascitic drain and in a pericardial effusion with pericardiocentesis. Balkinization
  • The sole patient with benign pleural disease showing a mediastinal pleural involvement on MRI was identified pathologically as tuberculous pleurisy.
  • For pleural fluid this is done by a pleural tap or chest drain, in ascites with an paracentesis or ascitic drain and in a pericardial effusion with pericardiocentesis. Balkinization
  • Immediately after thoracotomy, the pleural cavity was carefully washed with 100 mL of physical saline solution, and the fluid was examined.
  • Fibroblasts grow into the exudate from both the visceral and parietal pleural surface to produce an inelastic membrane called the pleural peel.
  • The median sternotomy is used to gain access to the anterior mediastinum, heart, great vessels, hila and pleural spaces.
  • Middle pleural area: in Hymenoptera; the median of the three areas between lateral and pleural carinae: = 2d pleural area. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • Among the extrapulmonary presentations, pleural TB is second in frequency after tuberculous lymphadenitis.
  • The most common findings are isolated hilar or mediastinal adenopathy, segmental hyperinflation or atelectasis, alveolar consolidation, interstitial densities, pleural effusion or cavitation.
  • Pleural effusions can also be located between the lung and the diaphragm.
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