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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HEMAPOPHYSIS

Hem `a *poph "y *sis, n.; pl. Hemapophyses. Etym: [NL. See Hæma -, and Apophysis. ] (Anat. )

 

Defn: The second element in each half of a hemal arch, corresponding to the sternal part of a rib. Owen. -- Hem `a *po *phys "i *al, a.