haemal arch

noun

The position of a vertebra enclosing and protecting the heart and other viscera.

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Meanings

nounhaemal arch (plural haemal arches)

plural haemal arches

  1. anatomyThe position of a vertebra enclosing and protecting the heart and other viscera.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

haemal arch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemal%20arch

MLA

“haemal arch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemal%20arch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haemal arch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemal%20arch.

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