
Pleurapophyses
UK
/ˌplʊərəˈpɒfɪsɪs/
US
/ˌplʊrəˈpɑfɪsɪs/

Translation pleurapophyses into russian
pleurapophysis
NounUK
/ˌplʊərəˈpɒfɪsɪs/
US
/ˌplʊrəˈpɑfɪsɪs/
The pleurapophysis is a bony projection from the vertebra.
Плеврапофиз - это костный выступ от позвонка.
Definitions
pleurapophysis
NounUK
/ˌplʊərəˈpɒfɪsɪs/
US
/ˌplʊrəˈpɑfɪsɪs/
A pleurapophysis is a rib or a rib-like process of a vertebra, especially in the lumbar region where it is not a true rib but a transverse process that resembles a rib.
The pleurapophysis in the lumbar region can sometimes be mistaken for a true rib due to its similar appearance.