The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hemapophysis
Hemapophysis \Hem`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. Hemapophyses . [NL.
See H[ae]ma-, and Apophysis.] (Anat.)
The second element in each half of a hemal arch,
corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.
--Owen. --
Hem`a*po*phys"i*al,
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hemapophysis
n. (context anatomy English) The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib.