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Pleural thickening definition. Pleural thickening is a lung disease that describes a scarring, calcification, and/or thickening of the pleura (the lining surrounding the lungs) often as a consequence of the inhalation of asbestos into the lungs.f the asbestos fibres work their way into the pleura, they can cause the pleural thickening condition. Pleural thickening tends to cause sufferers a tightness of the chest or breathlessness which is attributed to the reduced lung function that the thickening causes.
Print. Print. Endometrial hyperplasia is the abnormal thickening of the lining of the uterus due to an increase in the number of endometrial glands. This disorder most often affects young women who are just beginning to menstruate and older women approaching menopause. An ultrasound assessment of the thickness of the lining of the uterus may be used as a screening tool. 2  Hysteroscopy may be performed to detect abnormal areas in the endometrial lining and remove cells for examination in a laboratory.