epipleural
English
Etymology
epi- + pleural
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl
Adjective
epipleural (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra
- 1843, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals
- epipleural spines
- 1843, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals
- Relating to an epipleuron
Noun
epipleural (plural epipleurals)
- An epipleural bone