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hemapophysis

/ˌhiːməˈpɒfɪsɪs/

hemapophysis noun: the second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.

Noun

hemapophysis (plural hemapophyses)

  1. The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.
    • The bones, 39 and 40, represent the hemapophysis of the parieto-hæmal arch.1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton

Forms of hemapophysis

pluralhemapophyses
alternative formhaemapophysis

Origin of hemapophysis

From hemo- + apophysis.

Questions about hemapophysis

What does hemapophysis mean?
Hemapophysis means the second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.
What part of speech is hemapophysis?
Hemapophysis is a noun.
How do you pronounce hemapophysis?
Hemapophysis is pronounced /ˌhiːməˈpɒfɪsɪs/.
What is the plural of hemapophysis?
The plural of hemapophysis is hemapophyses.

Words near hemapophysis in the dictionary

  1. hemapheretic
  2. hemapoietic
  3. hemapophyseal
  4. hemapophyses
  5. hemapophysial
  6. hemapophysis
  7. hemaroxylin
  8. hemarthroses
  9. hemarthrosis
  10. hemastatic
  11. hemastatics

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