'Pleurapophyses' definitions:

Definition of 'Pleurapophyses'

From: GCIDE
  • Pleurapophysis \Pleu`ra*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. Pleurapophyses. [NL. See Pleura, and Apophysis.] (Anat.) One of the ventral processes of a vertebra, or the dorsal element in each half of a hemal arch, forming, or corresponding to, a vertebral rib. -- {Pleu*rap`o*phys"i*al}, a. --Owen. [1913 Webster]