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pleur-
- variant of pleuro- before a vowel:
pleurite.
Example Sentences
Beneath the pleur� may be seen ecchymoses, hard, fibrous nodules, and yellow elevations, which on being incised furnish grumous pus.
Both the lung-tissue and pleur� are commonly inflamed in this disease.
And thus, following the lymphatic system, if we only admit that bacteria are the active agents of sepsis, the frequency, in severe types of puerperal fever, of inflammation of the serous membranes of the peritoneum, the pleur�, the pericardium, the meninges, and the joints finds an easy explanation.
La P�rouse, vous l'eussiez pleur� comme nous! il �tait si attach� � son pays, � son m�tier, et si passionn� pour leur gloire.
It is characterized, when the disease results from exposure in the usual manner, by an inflammation of the lungs and pleur�, which is generally extensive, and which has a tendency to invade portions of these organs not primarily affected and to cause death of the diseased portion of the lung.
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Words That Use pleur-
What does pleur- mean?
Pleur- is a combining form used like a prefix variously meaning “side,” “rib,” “lateral,” and “pleura.” Pleura is a term for the membrane around the lungs and makes a lining for the chest cavity; its adjective form is pleural.
Pleuro- is often used in medical and scientific terms, including in anatomy and zoology.
Pleur- comes from the Greek pleurá, meaning “side (of the body); rib.”
Pleur– is a variant of pleuro-, which loses its –o– when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.
Want to know more? Read our Words That Use pleuro- article.
Examples of pleur-
An example of a medical term you may have encountered that features pleur- is pleuralgia, meaning “pain in the chest or side.”
The first part of the word, pleur-, means “side,” as in the side of the body. The second portion of the word, -algia, means “pain.” Pleuralgia, then, literally translates to “side pain.”
What are some words that use the combining form pleur-?
What are some other forms that pleur- may be commonly confused with?
While identical in pronunciation and close spelling, the adjectives pleural (which is related to pleur-) and plural are not related. Discover the history of plural at our entry for the word.
Break it down!
Fremitus is a medical term for a palpable vibration. What part of the body does pleural fremitus affect?
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