hemapophysis

English

Alternative forms

• haemapophysis

Etymology

hemo- +‎ apophysis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌhiːməˈpɒfɪsɪs/, /ˌhɛməˈpɒfɪsɪs/

Noun

hemapophysis (plural hemapophyses)

1. (anatomy) The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.
   • 1848, Richard Owen, On the Archetype and Homologies of the Vertebrate Skeleton:

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

Related terms

• hemapophyseal
• hemapophysial

References

“hemapophysis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.