Pleural is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 141 anagrams from letters in pleural (aellpru).
First recorded in 1835-45; pleur(a), pleur(on) + -al1
pleural pieces: the lateral sclerites of the thorax; see pleura.
The pleural cavities commonly contain a serous fluid, or, in rare cases, a copious effusion of blood.
A similar band occurs in the same position on the dorsum of the eighth segment but the pleural region is devoid of such a band.
Traces of inflammation and discoloration by sanguineous staining are traceable on the pleural surfaces.
The central portion might represent the cerebral ganglia and the lateral, the pleural if we take that interpretation.
The term medium (pleural media) is applied to the substance or substances through the pores of which the liquid percolates.
There is a considerable quantity of lymphoid exudate and pleural effusion.
An accumulation of gas in the pleural sac is known as pneumothorax.
The lateral are the pleural and the ventral are the pedal ganglia.
Gas due to putrefaction collects under the pleural membrane, and can be expelled by pressure, and is not found in the air cells.