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PLEURAL CAVITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cavity in the thorax that contains the lungs and heart

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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)

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 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)