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pleurapophysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pleu-rapoph-ysis
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A process on a vertebra that is essentially a vertebral rib.

Etymology

From pleur- + apophysis.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pleurapophyses (plural)

Questions

What does pleurapophysis mean?
A process on a vertebra that is essentially a vertebral rib.
Where does pleurapophysis come from?
From pleur- + apophysis.

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