Pleuro-
1.
a combining form meaning “side,” “rib,” “lateral,” “pleura,” used in the formation of compound words:
pleuropneumonia.
combining form
1.
of or relating to the side: pleurodont, pleurodynia
2.
indicating the pleura: pleurotomy
before vowels pleur-, word-forming element meaning “pertaining to the side; pertaining to the pleura,” from comb. form of Greek pleura (see pleura).
pleuro- or pleur-
pref.
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