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PLEURA [2 records]

Record 1 2003-07-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
  • Animal Anatomy
DEF

The serous membrane investing the lungs and lining the thoracic cavity, completely enclosing ... the pleural cavity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
  • Anatomie animale
DEF

Membrane séreuse à l'intérieur de la cavité thoracique constituée d'un feuillet pariétal et d'un feuillet viscéral.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aparato respiratorio
  • Anatomía animal
DEF

Cada una de las membranas que tapizan los pulmones, el diafragma y la cara interna del tórax.

OBS

Forman una cavidad que contiene una pequeña cantidad de fluido.

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Record 2 1977-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[An epimere is a] Lateral downfold of tergite (...) [in an arthropod]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

(...) entre (...) [le tergite et le sternite d'un Arthropode] des pièces latérales viennent s'intercaler: ce sont les "plèvres" qui peuvent être considérées comme des expansions latérales des tergites mais qui peuvent aussi dériver des articles de base (sympodite) des appendices.

Spanish

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