pleurapophysis

noun

pleur·​apoph·​y·​sis

ˌplu̇rəˈpäfəsə̇s

: 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

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pleur- + apophysis

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