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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pleurapophysis
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pleur·apoph·y·sis
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ˌplu̇rəˈpäfəsə̇s
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Origin and Etymology of pleurapophysis
New Latin, from pleur- + apophysis
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