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11pleu|ral — «PLUR uhl», adjective. of the pleura: »pleur inflammation …
12pleu|rec|to|my — «plu REHK tuh mee», noun, plural mies. the surgical removal of part of the pleura …
13pleu|rit|ic — «plu RIHT ihk», adjective. 1. having pleurisy. 2. of pleurisy. 3. causing pleurisy …
14pleu|ri|tis — «plu RY tihs», noun. = pleurisy. (Cf. ↑pleurisy) …
15pleu|ro|dont — «PLUR uh dont», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. (of a tooth) not in a socket but issuing directly from and fixed to the upper or lower jawbone at the side or front. 2. having such teeth, as certain lizards. –n. a pleurodont animal. ╂[< Greek pleurón …
16pleu|ro|dyn|i|a — «PLUR uh DIHN ee uh, DY nee », noun. a virus infection causing painful inflammation of the muscles of the diaphragm and the chest and many symptoms similar to those of poliomyelitis; devil s grip; Bornholm disease. ╂[< New Latin pleurodynia… …
17pleu|ro|per|i|to|ne|al — «PLUR oh PEHR uh tuh NEE uhl», adjective. having to do with the pleura, or pleurae, and the peritoneum …
18pleu|ro|pneu|mo|nia-like organism — «PLUR oh noo MOHN yuh LYK, MOH nee uh ; nyoo », any one of the filterable microorganisms resembling both viruses and bacteria that cause such diseases as primary atypical pneumonia and pleuropneumonia of cattle; mycoplasma. Abbr: PPLO (no… …
19pleu|ro|pneu|mo|nia — «PLUR oh noo MOHN yuh, MOH nee uh; nyoo », noun. 1. pneumonia complicated with pleurisy. 2. an infectious disease of cattle characterized by inflammation of both the pleura and the lungs, caused by a mycoplasma …
20Pleu- — voir Plou Bretagne …