pleurogenous

[ploo-roj-uh-nuhs]

pleu·rog·e·nous

[ploo-roj-uh-nuhs]
adjective
1.
Anatomy. pertaining to or originating from the pleura.
2.
Botany. occurring on the side of a structure or body.

Origin:
1890–95; pleuro- + -genous
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Pleurogenous is always a great word to know.
So is pulmonary valve. Does it mean:
a soft, fatty, vascular tissue in the interior cavities of bones that is a major site of blood cell production
a semilunar valve between the pulmonary artery and the right ventricle of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing back into the right ventricle
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