# pleurembolic

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Capable of being withdrawn by a backward movement of the parts from which it protrudes so that it becomes engulfed.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek πλευρά (pleurá, “a rib, a side of something”) + Ancient Greek ἔμβολος (émbolos, “peg, stopper”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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