Defining the pleura, serous membrane, and the pleural space. The pleura are layers of serous membrane which overlay the lungs and the inside of the surrounding chest wall, thoracic cavity.

The layers of the pleura join at edges so that the pleura resemble a balloon, completely empty of air and wrapped tightly around each of the lungs. Normally, ...

Pleurisy is inflammation of the membrane between your lungs and ribs, or pleura. The condition, which makes breathing both difficult and painful, often mimics the symptoms of a heart attack.

Pleurisy is an inflammation of those adjacent pleural surfaces. It's not a lung disease, but it can sometimes come from a lung disease. Chest pain is the principal pleurisy symptom.

VPI is the extension of a tumor beyond the elastic layer of the visceral pleura. Researchers from the National Cancer Center East in Kashiwa, ...

VPI is the extension of a tumor beyond the elastic layer of the visceral pleura. Researchers from the National Cancer Center East in Kashiwa, ...

They write: "Each pleura consists of two thin, sheet-like layers of tissue. The inner layer covers your lung. The other layer lines the inside of your chest wall.