epipleural

adj, noun — 3 senses

epipleural

adj

Etymology From epi- + pleural.

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra

epipleural spines1843, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals:

2

Relating to an epipleuron

Derived terms: pseudoepipleural

epipleural

noun

Etymology From epi- + pleural.

1

An epipleural bone

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