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pleuron(dictionary)

pleuron (iou)



pleuron noun. . E18.
[Greek = rib, side.]
Anatomy & Zoology. The lateral part of the body wall, the side of the body; spec. either of the sclerotized regions forming the lateral part of each segment of the body of an arthropod (cf. STERNUM, TERGUM).