splanchnapophysis

splanchnapophysis definition - medical

splanch·na·poph·y·sis (splăngkˌnə-pŏfˈĭ-sĭs)

noun
An apophysis of a vertebra, lying on the side that is opposite the neural apophysis and enclosing a viscus.

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