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PLEURAPOPHYSIS
Etymology
Noun
pleurapophysis (plural pleurapophyses)
A process on a vertebra that is essentially a vertebral rib.
Source: Wiktionary
Pleu`ra*poph"y*sis, n.; pl. Pleurapophyses. Etym: [NL. See Pleura, and Apophysis.] (Anat.)
Definition: One of the ventral processes of a vertebra, or the dorsal element in each half of a hemal arch, forming, or corresponding to, a vertebral rib.
– Pleu*rap`o*phys"i*al, a. Owen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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