Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pleural

/ˈplʊɹ.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: pleu-ral
IPA: /ˈplʊɹ.əl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or affecting the pleura, or the sides of the thorax.

adj

Thin and transparent.

noun

An internal segment of the turtle carapace.

Example Sentences

"The areas of lung dysventilation with an absence of alveolar air are visualized in the form of consolidations adjacent to the pleural line."

Etymology

From pleura + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈplʊɹ.əl/
British English: /ˈplʊə.ɹəl/

Inflected Forms

pleurals (plural)

Derived Forms

bronchopleural cerebropleural costopleural coxopleural epipleural extrapleural interpleural intrapleural juxtapleural pericardiopleural pleurally prepleural

Phrases

pleural cavity pleural lobe pleural tap pleuro- pleur- pleuri-

Homonyms

plural

Rhymes With

rural neural plural mural intramural ural durrell gural epidural subdural dural extramural

Questions

How do you pronounce pleural?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplʊɹ.əl/.
What does pleural mean?: Of, relating to, or affecting the pleura, or the sides of the thorax.
Where does pleural come from?: From pleura + -al.

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