pleura in English

noun
1
each of a pair of serous membranes lining the thorax and enveloping the lungs in humans and other mammals.
One patient demonstrated multiple recurrences on the chest wall, with eventual direct extension to the pericardium, pleura , and lung.
2
a lateral part in an animal body or structure.
It possesses several features that place it in the Lophogastrida, such as the presence of well-developed abdominal pleurae , pleopods and pereiopods, a broadly structured telson and a lack of uropodal statocysts.
noun
1
the sidewall of each segment of the body of an arthropod.
You can directly visualize the lung and the pleura along the chest wall.

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1. Blebs: Effectively “blisters” that occur within layers of the visceral pleura, rather than within lung parenchyma itself

2. Whenever the chest wall moves , such as with breathing in and out , coughing or sneezing , the pleura moves and pain is felt in the outer layer of the pleura .

3. A Bulla on the pleura (the membrane covering the lung) is also called a bleb

4. Lung Blebs, air-filled cysts that form on the lung pleura, tend to be asymptomatic

5. ‘Emphysematous Blebs may be a source of diagnostic confusion.’ ‘The surgeon can thoracoscopically visualize the full pleura, staple or resect Blebs, apply electrocautery, laser, resect pleura or instill sclerosant (usually talc).’ ‘Peripheral pulmonary Blebs may occur when the regulated process of lung growth is altered.’

6. The endoscopic aspect of pleura is either normal (30%) or shows adhesions (23.5%), blebs (17%) or Bullaes (29.5%)

7. Radiologic findings included multiple bilateral cystic lesions in the mediastinum, hili, pleura and pericardium, along the lymphatic vessels.

8. Pleurisy develops when the pleural lining of the chest cavity or the pleura surrounding the lungs becomes inflamed.

9. Lung Blebs can also rupture the visceral pleura, which causes air to escape into the chest cavity or pleural space

10. Sometimes , after the inflammation subsides , strands of fibrous tissue may form in the pleura which makes the 2 layers stick together .

11. Biphasic cell pleural mesothelioma is an asbestos-related cancer that forms on the pleura — the membranes lining the chest cavity and surrounding the lungs

12. When the vein is visualized by sonography in the long axis the accompanying artery and the pleura remain outside the ultrasound plane.

13. Pleuropulmonary Blastomas form in the tissue of the lung and pleura (tissue that covers the lungs and lines the inside of the chest)

14. Pleuropulmonary Blastomas (PPBs) form in the tissue of the lung and pleura (tissue that covers the lungs and lines the inside of the chest)

15. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma is a type of childhood lung cancer that forms in the tissues of the lung and pleura or the organs between the lungs

16. Key Points Pleuropulmonary Blastoma is a type of childhood lung cancer that forms in the tissues of the lung and pleura or the organs between the lungs

17. It means inflammation of the pleura - the thin , 2-layer protective membrane that covers the lungs and also lines the inside of the chest wall .

18. 1 Methods The morphosis of the mesothelium of the parietal pleura in rat were investigated by intrapleura injection with tracers and observed by scanning electron microscope.

19. Most of the outer surface of Bullae is made of visceral pleura while the inner layer consists of fibrous tissue formed mainly by the destroyed adjacent lung.

20. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma (PPB) is a rare childhood cancer occurring in the chest, specifically in the lungs or in the coverings of the lungs called "pleura"

21. Benzonatate is a synthetic butylamino-benzoate derivative related to tetracaine and a peripherally acting antitussive, nonnarcotic Benzonatate reduces the cough reflex by Anesthetizing and depressing mechanoreceptors in the respiratory passages, lungs, and pleura

22. A pulmonary Bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung

23. Credit: Marcia Williams A pulmonary Bleb is a small collection of air between the lung and the outer surface of the lung (visceral pleura) usually found in the upper lobe of the lung

24. A Bulla is a permanent, air-filled space within the lung parenchyma that is at least 1 cm in size and has a thin or poorly defined wall; it is bordered only by remnants of alveolar septae and/or pleura.