pleura

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest

Etymology

From Middle English, borrowed from Medieval Latin pleura.

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