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PLEURAL CAVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heart
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pleural cavity" is a kind of...):
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
Meronyms (parts of "pleural cavity"):
pleura (the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest)
Context examples:
A type of valve that connects to a chest tube and facilitates the drainage of fluid, air, and other materials out of the pleural cavity, while not permitting the flow back into the pleural cavity.
(Chest Tube Flutter Valve, NCI Thesaurus)
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