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epipleural en · ADJ

Etymology

From epi- + pleural.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra
   • epipleural spines 1843, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals:
2. (not-comparable) Relating to an epipleuron

Deriveds

pseudoepipleural

epipleural en · NOUN

Etymology

From epi- + pleural.

Meanings

1. An epipleural bone

Forms