pleural

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The thin space between the lungs and the rib walls, called the pleural cavity, is in health a vacuum Now, when the diaphragm contracts, it descends and thus increases the depth of the chest cavity.

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  1. Pertaining to a rib or a pleuron, or to the ribs or the pleura collectively; costal; situated on the side of the thorax or chest.
  2. Lateral, in general; situated on the side of the body: correlated with dorsal, ventral, etc.
  3. In arthropods, pertaining to an arthropleura or pleurite: applied to the lateral limb-bearing section of an arthromere, between the sternite and the tergite. See cuts under Brachyura and Trilobita.
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  • The common preys of this disease are those working in factories where the asbestos is used as manufacturing element and those living around these factories. mesothelioma such as pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal mesothelioma, pericardial mesothelioma, testicular mesothelioma. —  Sustainable Apple Pie
  • And in many countries, the way you address a person: singular or pleural (Polite) "You", or the shape of the sentence. —  Blogger News Network
  • Mesothelioma attorneys / asbestos lawyers: cancer, pleural, peritoneal mesothelioma lawyers are legal experts specializing in lawsuits for compensation to mesothelioma victims among the many forms of cancer, mesothelioma is a rare manifestation that. —  MyLinkVault Newest Links
  • The smallest particle of asbestos fiber lodged in the pleural lining can result in mesothelioma.
  • However, scientists have recently begun using a cholesterol drug on pleural mesothelioma patients and are finding the drug to have an unintended, yet extremely interesting effect on cancer cells. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
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