Words similar to pleural

Example sentences for: pleural

How can you use “pleural” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

However, for the third latent factor, the cell lines MDA-MB-435 (derived from the pleural effusion of a patient with breast cancer) and its Erb/B2 transfectant MDA-N have similar levels to those of latent factors estimated for the melanoma cell lines.
Despite continued treatment with gefitinib, either with chemotherapy or at 500 mg daily, the pleural effusion recurred, 12 mo after initiating gefitinib (Figure 1A, right panel).
In total, this patient had three tumor specimens available for analysis: the original lung tumor biopsy, a biopsy of the progressing lung lesion, and pleural fluid.
This mutation was present in the biopsy material from the progressing lung lesion (Figure S2A, upper panels) and from cells from the pleural effusion (Figure S2A, lower panels), both of which on cytopathologic examination consisted of a majority of tumor cells (Table 1).
The lung was then suspended from a ring stand over a drip basin and the endotracheal tube was connected to a source of air equipped with a continuous positive airway pressure system set at a pressure of 30 cmH 2 O. The air pressure causing the fixative to weep from the pleural surface was maintained over 3 days, and a dry left lung with spongy texture was obtained.