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Pleurapophysis
Pronunciation : Pleu`ra*poph"y*sis
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [NL. See Pleura, and Apophysis.] (Anat.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
pl. Pleurapophyses.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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