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pleur·apoph·y·sis | \ ˌplu̇rəˈpäfəsə̇s \
Definition of pleurapophysis
: 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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