extrapleural
English
Etymology
extra- + pleural
Adjective
extrapleural (not comparable)
- Outside of the pleura
- 2014 June 10, G L Ceresoli et al., “Prognostic factors in elderly patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: results of a multicenter survey”, in British Journal of Cancer, volume 111, DOI: :
- Most patients (12 cases) underwent pleurectomy/decortication, six had extrapleural pneumonectomy.
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