'Hemapophyses' definitions:
Definition of 'Hemapophyses'
- Hemapophysis \Hem`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. Hemapophyses . [NL.
See H[ae]ma-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.)
The second element in each half of a hemal arch,
corresponding to the sternal part of a rib. --Owen. --
{Hem`a*po*phys"i*al}, a. Hemastatic