pleur-

combining form

variants or pleuri- or pleuro-

1

a

: pleura

pleurectomy

pleuriseptate

pleurogenic

b

: pleura and

pleuropericarditis

pleuropedal

2

: side : lateral

pleurite

pleurocentrum

3

: rib

pleural

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, from Greek, side, rib, from pleura

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