Definitionn. the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest
Last update: July 31, 2015
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As regards pulmonary disease, pneumonia has passed more and more definitely into the category of the infections: the modes of invasion of the lungs and pleura by tuberculosis has been more and more accurately followed; and the treatment of these diseases, in the spheres both of prevention and of cure, has undergone a radical change. [Please select]
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Mesopleural suture: in Diptera, runs from the root of the wings downward and separates the meso-pleura from the pteropleura. [Please select]
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Sides of thorax: in Odonata, includes the pleura of meso- and meta- thorax, less the meso-episterna. [Please select]
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Sternopleura: in Diptera, the lower part of the pleura, below the sternopleural suture and above the front coxa. [Please select]
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Trichostical bristles: in Diptera, a fan-like row, situated on the meta-pleura: conspicuous in some families. [Please select]
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This is owing to the diseased condition of the connective tissue beneath the pleura, as will be explained later. [Please select]
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