| PLEUROCARPOUS | • pleurocarpous adj. (Botany) Side-fruited; said of those true mosses in which the pedicels or capsules are from lateral archegonia. • PLEUROCARPOUS adj. of mosses, having the archegonia on short lateral branches. |
| PLEUROCENTESES | • PLEUROCENTESIS n. the surgical puncture of the pleural cavity using a hollow needle, in order to withdraw fluid, drain blood, etc. |
| PLEUROCENTESIS | • pleurocentesis n. Synonym of thoracentesis. • PLEUROCENTESIS n. the surgical puncture of the pleural cavity using a hollow needle, in order to withdraw fluid, drain blood, etc. |
| PLEURODONT | • pleurodont adj. (Zoology) Having the teeth fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jawbones. • pleurodont n. (Zoology) Any reptile with teeth of this kind. • PLEURODONT adj. with teeth attached to the inside of the jawbone, rather than rooted in it. |
| PLEURODONTS | • pleurodonts n. Plural of pleurodont. • PLEURODONT n. a pleurodont animal, such as a reptile. |
| PLEURODYNIA | • pleurodynia n. (Medicine) A painful condition of the side of the body, simulating pleurisy, usually due to rheumatism. • PLEURODYNIA n. pain in the muscles of the chest or side. |
| PLEURODYNIAS | • pleurodynias n. Plural of pleurodynia. • PLEURODYNIA n. pain in the muscles of the chest or side. |
| PLEURON | • pleuron n. (Zoology) A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum. • PLEURON n. (Greek) a part of a thoracic segment of an insect. |
| PLEURONIA | • PLEURONIA n. the combined disorder of pleurisy and pneumonia. |
| PLEURONIAS | • PLEURONIA n. the combined disorder of pleurisy and pneumonia. |
| PLEUROPNEUMONIA | • pleuropneumonia n. (Pathology) inflammation of the pleura and lungs; a combination of pleurisy and pneumonia, especially… • PLEUROPNEUMONIA n. pneumonia aggravated by pleurisy. |
| PLEUROTOMIES | • pleurotomies n. Plural of pleurotomy. • PLEUROTOMY n. incision into the pleura. |
| PLEUROTOMY | • pleurotomy n. (Medicine) the surgical incision of the pleura. • PLEUROTOMY n. incision into the pleura. |