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Pleural
is always a great word to know.
So is respiratory system. Does it mean:
| of, pertaining to, or affecting the stomach and intestines |
| the system by which oxygen is taken into the body; in mammals the system includes the nasal passages, pharynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs |
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World English Dictionary
| pleura (ˈplʊərə) | |
| —n , pl pleurae | |
| 1. | the thin transparent serous membrane enveloping the lungs and lining the walls of the thoracic cavity |
| 2. | the plural of pleuron |
| [C17: via Medieval Latin from Greek: side, rib] | |
| 'pleural | |
| —adj | |
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