n.; pl. L. Pleuræ E. Pleuras [ NL., n. fem., fr. Gr. &unr_; a rib, the side. ] 1. (Anat.) (a) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the pleural membrane. (b) The closed sac formed by the pleural membrane about each lung, or the fold of membrane connecting each lung with the body wall. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.; pl.Pleurapophyses [ NL. See Pleura, and Apophysis. ] (Anat.) One of the ventral processes of a vertebra, or the dorsal element in each half of a hemal arch, forming, or corresponding to, a vertebral rib. -- Pleu*rap`o*phys"i*al a. Owen. [1913 Webster]
[ひざらがい(膝皿貝;火皿貝;石鼈);じいがせ(石鼈;爺が背);ヒザラガイ, hizaragai ( hiza sara kai ; hi sara kai ; ishi betsu ); jiigase ( ishi betsu ; jii ] (n) (1) (uk) chiton (any marine mollusk of the class Polyplacophora); sea cradle; (2) Japanese chiton (Acanthopleura japonica) [Add to Longdo]
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