epipleural

English

Etymology

epi- +‎ pleural

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl

Adjective

epipleural (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra
   • 1843, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals:

     epipleural spines

2. Relating to an epipleuron

Noun

epipleural (plural epipleurals)

1. An epipleural bone