pleur- root words — words with the pleur- root

The root pleur- comes from Greek pleura, meaning rib, side. 6 words in Dendril are built from it, including pleurisy, pleura, pleural, pleuritic, pleurodynia, pleuropneumonia. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the pleur- root

Explore words with pleur- — words containing the pleur- root and sharing its sense of "rib, side". Examples include pleurisy, pleura, pleural, pleuritic, pleurodynia, pleuropneumonia. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does pleur- mean?

The pleur- root means rib, side, from Greek pleura. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.