hemapophysis

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/ˌhiːməˈpɒfɪsɪs//ˌhɛməˈpɒfɪsɪs/

noun

The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.

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Meanings

nounhemapophysis (plural hemapophyses)

plural hemapophyses · alternative haemapophysis

  1. anatomyThe second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.

    The bones, 39 and 40, represent the hemapophysis of the parieto-hæmal arch.

    1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton

Origin

From hemo- + apophysis.

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