pleurapophysis
/ˌplʊərəˈpɒfɪsɪs/ /ˌplɔːrəˈpɒfɪsɪs/Zoology and Anatomy
noun
Either of a pair of lateral processes of a vertebra, in the thoracic region forming the ribs, and elsewhere fused to the diapophysis.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From pleuro- + apophysis.