inflammation of the pleura

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• Pleura-pneumonia — is inflammation of the lungs and pleura, pleurisy being the inflammation of the pleura alone.ources*Nuttall …   Wikipedia

• pleura — /ploor euh/, n., pl. pleurae /ploor ee/ for 1. 1. Anat., Zool. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax. 2. pl. of pleuron. [1655 65; < NL < Gk pleurá (sing.)… …   Universalium

• PLEURA-PNEUMONIA —    an inflammation of the lungs and pleura, Pleurisy being the inflammation of the pleura alone …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• pleura — 1. n. (pl. pleurae) 1 each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in mammals. 2 lateral extensions of the body wall in arthropods. Derivatives: pleural adj. Etymology: med.L f. Gk, = side of the body, rib 2.… …   Useful english dictionary

• Inflammation — Toes inflamed by Chilblains Inflammation (Latin, īnflammō, “I ignite, set alight”) is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants …   Wikipedia

• Pleurisy — Inflammation of the pleura, the linings surrounding the lungs. There are two layers of pleura; one covering the lung and the other covering the inner wall of the chest. These two layers are lubricated by pleural fluid. Pleurisy is frequently… …   Medical dictionary

• Pleuritis — Inflammation of the pleura. When the pleura becomes inflamed, it can produce more than the normal amount of fluid, causing a pleural effusion. * * * SYN: pleurisy. [G. fr. pleura, side, + itis, inflammation] * * * pleu·ri·tis plü rīt əs n, pl… …   Medical dictionary

• pulmonary pleurisy — inflammation of the pleura that covers the lungs; called also corticopleuritis and visceral p …   Medical dictionary

• interlobitis — Inflammation of the pleura separating two pulmonary lobes. * * * in·ter·lo·bi·tis (in″tər lo biґtis) interlobular pleurisy …   Medical dictionary

• respiratory disease — ▪ human disease Introduction  any of the diseases and disorders that affect human respiration (respiration, human).  Diseases of the respiratory system may affect any of the structures and organs that have to do with breathing, including the… …   Universalium

• thoracic cavity — or chest cavity Second largest hollow space of the body, enclosed by the ribs, vertebral column, and breastbone and separated from the abdominal cavity by the diaphragm. It contains the lungs and bronchi, part of the esophagus and trachea, and… …   Universalium