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pleurapophysis

pleurapophysis noun: a process on a vertebra that is essentially a vertebral rib.

Noun

pleurapophysis (plural pleurapophyses)

  1. A process on a vertebra that is essentially a vertebral rib.

Forms of pleurapophysis

pluralpleurapophyses

Origin of pleurapophysis

From pleur- + apophysis.

Questions about pleurapophysis

What does pleurapophysis mean?
Pleurapophysis means a process on a vertebra that is essentially a vertebral rib.
What part of speech is pleurapophysis?
Pleurapophysis is a noun.
What is the plural of pleurapophysis?
The plural of pleurapophysis is pleurapophyses.

Words near pleurapophysis in the dictionary

  1. pleurals
  2. pleurant
  3. pleurants
  4. pleurapophyses
  5. pleurapophysial
  6. pleurapophysis
  7. pleuras
  8. pleuraspidotheriid
  9. pleuraspidotheriids
  10. pleurectomies
  11. pleurectomy

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