Webster's Dictionary 1913

5320

Pleural

Pleu″ral (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pleura or pleuræ, or to the sides of the thorax.

5321

Pleuralgia

‖Pleu‐ral″gi‐a (?), n.(Med.) Pain in the side or region of the ribs.

5322

Pleurapophysis

‖Pleu′ra‐poph″y‐sis (?), 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 ...

5323

Pleurenchyma

Pleu‐ren″chy‐ma (?), n. [Gr. � side + �, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.) A tissue consisting of long and slender tubular cells, of which wood is mainly composed.

5324

Pleuric

Pleu″ric (?), a.(Anat.) Pleural.

5325

Pleurisy

Pleu″ri‐sy (?), n. [F. pleurésie, L. pleurisis, pleuritis, Gr πλευρι̑τισ (sc. νόσοσ), fr. πλευρά rib, side.] (Med.) An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with fever...

5326

Pleurite

Pleu″rite (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Pleuron.

5327

Pleuritic

{ Pleu‐rit″ic (?), Pleu‐rit″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. pleuriticus, Gr. �: cf. F. pleurétique.] (Med.) (a) Of or pertaining to pleurisy; as, pleuritic symptoms. (b) Suffering from pleu...

5328

Pleuritis

‖Pleu‐ri″tis (?), n.(Med.) Pleurisy.

5329

Pleuro-

Pleu″ro– (?). [See Pleura.] A combining form denoting relation to a side; specif., connection with, or situation in or near, the pleura; as, pleuroperitoneum.

5330

Pleurobrachia

‖Pleu′ro‐brach″i‐a (?), n. [NL. See Pleuro-, and Brachium.] (Zoöl.) A genus of ctenophores having an ovate body and two long plumose tentacles.

5331

Pleurobranch

Pleu″ro‐branch (?), n. [See Pleuro-, and Branchia.] (Zoöl.) Any one of the gills of a crustacean that is attached to the side of the thorax.

5332

Pleurobranchia

‖Pleu′ro‐bran″chi‐a (?), n.; pl.Pleuroeranchiæ (#). (Zoöl.) Same as Pleurobranch.

5333

Pleurocarp

Pleu″ro‐carp (?), n. [Pleuro- + Gr. � fruit.] (Bot.) Any pleurocarpic moss.

5334

Pleurocarpic

{ Pleu′ro‐car″pic (?), Pleu′ro‐car″pous (?), } a.(Bot.) Side-fruited; — said of those true mosses in which the pedicels or the capsules are from lateral archegonia; — opposed to...

5335

Pleurocentrum

‖Pleu′ro‐cen″trum (?), n. [NL. see Pleuro-, and Centrum.] (Anat.) One of the lateral elements in the centra of the vertebræ in some fossil batrachians.

5336

Pleuroderes

‖Pleu‐rod″e‐res (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of fresh-water turtles in which the neck can not be retracted, but is bent to one side, for protection. The matamata is an example.

5337

Pleurodont

Pleu″ro‐dont (?), a. [Pleuro- + Gr. �, �, a tooth.] (Anat.) Having the teeth consolidated with the inner edge of the jaw, as in some lizards.

5338

Pleurodont (2)

Pleu″ro‐dont, n.(Zoöl.) Any lizard having pleurodont teeth.

5339

Pleurodynia

‖Pleu′ro‐dyn″i‐a (?), n.(Med.) A painful affection of the side, simulating pleurisy, usually due to rheumatism.

5340

Pleuron

‖Pleu″ron (?), n.; pl.Pleura (#). (Zoöl.) (a) One of the sides of an animal. (b) One of the lateral pieces of a somite of an insect. (c) One of lateral processes of a somite of ...

5341

Pleuronectoid

Pleu′ro‐nec″toid (?), a. [NL. Pleuronectes, name of a genus (fr. Gr. � rib + � a swimmer) + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Pleuronectidæ, or Flounder family.

5342

Pleuropericardial

Pleu′ro‐per′i‐car″di‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pleura and pericardium.

5343

Pleuroperipneumony

Pleu′ro‐per′ip‐neu″mo‐ny (?), n. [Pleuro- + peripneumony.] (Med.) Pleuropneumonia.

5344

Pleuroperitoneal

Pleu′ro‐per′i‐to‐ne″al (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pleural and peritoneal membranes or cavities, or to the pleuroperitoneum.

5345

Pleuroperitoneum

Pleu′ro‐per′i‐to‐ne″um (?), n. [Pleuro- + peritoneum.] (Anat.) The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining the body cavity and covering the surface of the inclo...

5346

Pleuropneumonia

Pleu′ro‐pneu‐mo″ni‐a (?), n. [Pleuro- + pneumonia.] (Med.) Inflammation of the pleura and lungs; a combination of pleurisy and pneumonia, esp. a kind of contagions and fatal lun...