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intrapleural
adjective(in-tra-pleu-ral)situated within, occurring within, or administered by entering the pleura or pleural cavity
intrapleural
noun(in-tra-pleu-ral)pneumonolysis
intrapleural
noun(in-tra-pleu-ral)either of two surgical procedures to permit collapse of a lung:
intrapleural
noun(in-tra-pleu-ral)separation of the parietal pleura from the fascia of the chest wall —called also extrapleural pneumonolysis
intrapleural
noun(in-tra-pleu-ral)separation of the visceral and parietal layers of the pleura —called also intrapleural pneumonolysis