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What is the medical term meaning outer lining of the lungs?
The medical term for the outer lining of the lungs is the visceral pleura.
What is the term meaning pain in the pleura or in the side is called?
Pleurodynia is the medical term meaning pain in the pleura. Rheumatic diseases are one possible cause of pleurodynia.
What does rub mean in medical terminology?
A "rub" is an abnormal heart sound caused by the heart beating against an inflamed pericardium or pleura.
What is the medical term meaning Surgical removal of a portion of the pleura?
pleurectomy(ploor-ECK-toh-mee) pleur means pleura, and -ectomy means removalpleuralectomy
What is the medical term meaning lining of the chest cavity?
Pleurisy, or pleuritis, is inflammation of the lining of the lungs (the pleura) that leads to chest pain (usually sharp) when a breath is taken.Pleurisy
Innermost layer of the pleura is known as?
Visceral pleura
What is the medical term pain of the pleura?
Thoracic is another medical term for pleural when used in the sense of naming the thoracic or pleural cavity.
Where can one find more information about pleura online?
There are several great sources related to pleura available online, for example Wikipedia - but also the "Medical Dictionary" part of the "TheFreeDictionary" contains valuable information on that.
Is the visceral pleura superficial to the parietal pleura?
The visceral pleura is deep to the parietal pleura. The visceral is closer to the lungs.
What body part does the medical root word pleuro refer to?
The medical root word 'pleuro' refers to the pleura of lung (relates also to side or rib).
What is the membrane covering the lung and chest cavity?
The membrane lining on the lung is the visceral pleura and the membrane lining the inside of the chest cavity is the parietal pleura.
What is the innermost layer of the pleura known as?
Visceral pleura. The parietal pleura surrounds the outside of the lung. When you are dissecting, the parietal pleura is the layer of lung that you remove. It is difficult to remove the visceral pleura, but not impossible.
