ˌplu̇rəˈpäfəsə̇s noun
Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + apophysis
: a laterally or more or less ventrally directed process or appendage of a vertebra forming a rib or part corresponding to a rib : a rib that is a part of a vertebra
ˌplu̇rəˈpäfəsə̇s noun
Etymology: New Latin, from pleur- + apophysis
: a laterally or more or less ventrally directed process or appendage of a vertebra forming a rib or part corresponding to a rib : a rib that is a part of a vertebra
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012