pleurapophysis
[ plur′ə-pŏf′ĭ-sĭs ]
n.
A rib or corresponding process on a cervical or lumbar vertebra.
Words nearby pleurapophysis
pleural fluid,
pleural fremitus,
pleural ring,
pleural space,
pleuralgia,
pleurapophysis,
pleurectomy,
pleurisy,
pleurisy root,
pleuritic,
pleuritic rub
Example sentences from the Web for pleurapophysis
The scapula (with supra-scapula) is the pleurapophysis, the coracoid the hæmapophysis, of the occipital vertebra.
Form and Function |E. S. (Edward Stuart) RussellHence the ilium is a pleurapophysis, the ischium and pubis are both hæmapophyses.
Form and Function |E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell