PLEURAPOPHYSIS


Meaning of PLEURAPOPHYSIS in English

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

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