Medical Definition of Recessus pleurales

1. Three recesses of the pleural cavity, one behind the sternum and costal cartilages (costomediastinal recess), one between the diaphragm and chest wall (costodiaphragmatic recess), and one between the diaphragm and mediastinum (phrenicomediastinal recess). Synonym: recessus pleurales, pleural sinuses. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Recessus Pleurales

recessus infundibuli
recessus infundibuliformis
recessus intersigmoideus
recessus lateralis ventriculi quarti
recessus lienalis
recessus membranae tympani anterior
recessus membranae tympani posterior
recessus membranae tympani superior
recessus opticus
recessus paraduodenalis
recessus parotideus
recessus pharyngeus
recessus phrenicomediastinalis
recessus pinealis
recessus piriformis
recessus pleurales (current term)
recessus posterior
recessus retrocaecalis
recessus retroduodenalis
recessus sacciformis
recessus sphenoethmoidalis
recessus sphericus
recessus splenicus
recessus subhepaticus
recessus subphrenici
recessus subpopliteus
recessus superior omentalis
recessus suprapinealis
rechabite

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