The pleural space refers to the small gap between the two layers of thin tissue called the pleura that surround the lungs. It acts as a lubricated area that allows the lungs to expand and contract smoothly during breathing.
Sentences with «pleural space»
Dogs with cardiovascular instability or who have fractured ribs, pleural space disease, open wounds, thoracic tumors, flail chest — an injury following blunt force trauma, where part of the rib cage becomes detached — or other cardiac or respiratory distress should not receive coupage. (dogcare.dailypuppy.com)
Advances in interventional pulmonology: new tools will be important to allow intervention in the airways, in the pleural space or in the mediastinum. (ersroadmap.org)
Radiographic visualization of these fissures (air or soft tissue opacity) is usually due to disease of the pleural space. (veterinarypracticenews.com)