• (n.) One of the lateral elements in the centra of the vertebrae in some fossil batrachians.
(ploor″o-sen´trәm) the lateral element of the spinal column.
Pleu`ro·cen'trum noun [ New Latin see Pleuro- , and Centrum .] (Anat.) One of the lateral elements in the centra of the vertebræ in some fossil batrachians. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: plūr′ō-sen′trŭm Definitions: 1. One of the lateral halves of the body of a vertebra.