Pleura

System Respiratory
SNOMED CT 181609007

Pleura

Definition

The invaginated serous membrane that surrounds the lungs (the visceral portion) and lines the walls of the pleural cavity (parietal portion).

Also known as wall of pleural sac — per UBERON

The Pleura is a part of the Respiratory.

Also identified as

Procedures

Procedure Relation Source
Pleurectomy Procedure Has Excised Anatomy NCIT · CC BY 4.0