pleurapophysis Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pleu`ra*poph"y*sis noun

Etymology

NL. See Pleura, and Apophysis.

Wordforms

plural Pleurapophyses

Definitions

1. (Anat.) 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.