Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0532 short lesson, about 20 seconds
pleur/o: Pleura
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The idea
The combining form pleur slash o names the pleura, the membrane covering the lungs and lining the chest cavity.
In practice
Pleuritis is inflammation of the pleura.
Where people slip
The pleura is the covering membrane, not the lung tissue beneath it.
Your place on the trail
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