Lung
Lung noun - Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood.
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Pleural and lung are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pleural" instead an adjective "Lung".
Pleural
Pleural adjective - Of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax.
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- Point of fact: The bullet did not puncture his lung, only the pleural space (the empty space in the chest not taken up by organs and such).
Source: Series / In Plain Sight - A chest injury that results in severe non-bilateral pneumothorax - air trapped in the pleural cavity in which one lung resides - can temporarily push the heart toward the opposite side of the chest.
Source: Heart in the Wrong Place -
Several serious lung conditions, including pleural effusion (fluid in the lung cavity) and pneumothorax (air between the lung and the chest wall, collapsing the lung) present with pinkish-red, frothy sputum as a critical sign.
Source: Blood from the Mouth
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