pleural cavity
noun
a narrow, fluid-filled space between the pleural membranes of the lung and the inner chest wall.
Origin of pleural cavity
First recorded in 1835–45
Words nearby pleural cavity
plethysmometry,
pleugh,
pleur-,
pleura,
pleural,
pleural cavity,
pleural fluid,
pleural fremitus,
pleural ring,
pleural space,
pleuralgia
Medical definitions for pleural cavity
pleural cavity
n.
The potential space between the parietal and visceral layers of the pleura.
pleural space