pleurolith

pleurolith
A concretion in the pleural cavity. SYN: pleural calculus. [pleuro- + G. lithos, stone]

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pleu·ro·lith (ploorґo-lith) [pleuro- + -lith] a concretion found in the pleura; calcified pleural plaque.

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