pleurapophysis

‖n.; pl. Pleurapophyses [ NL. See Pleura, and Apophysis. ] (Anat.) One of the ventral processes of a vertebra, or the dorsal element in each half of a hemal arch, forming, or corresponding to, a vertebral rib. -- Pleu*rap`o*phys"i*al a. Owen. [1913 Webster]