Definition: 'Diaphragmatic Part Of Parietal Pleura'
diaphragmatic part of parietal pleura
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. portion of the outer (parietal) layer of pleura that lines the superior aspect of the diaphragm on each side of the pericardium.
Synonyms:
pars diaphragmatica pleurae parietalis, diaphragmatic pleura, phrenic pleura, pleura diaphragmatica, pleura phrenica
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