- epipleural
- epi·pleu·ral (ep″ĭ-ploorґəl) situated on a pleural element, or pleurapophysis.
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Epipleural — Ep i*pleu ral, a. [Pref. epi + pleural.] (Anat.) Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra. Owen. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epipleural bone — (rib) one of a series of bones found in the horizontal septum (separating the upper and lower muscle masses of the body epaxials and hypaxials). Epipleural ribs may be associated with the anterior pleural ribs, e.g. in Perca or with the vertebra … Dictionary of ichthyology
epipleural — epi·pleural … English syllables
epipleural — I. “+ adjective Etymology: epi + pleural 1. : arising from or attached to a rib 2. [New Latin epipleuron + English al] : of or in the region of the epipleurals or epipleura II. noun : a spine or bone arising from the rib of a fish and pa … Useful english dictionary
epipleural sclerites — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) One or two small sclerites in the membranous area between the thoracic pleura and the wing bases that are important to wing movement due to muscle attachment … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dorsal rib — epipleural bone (rib)(one of a series of bones found in the horizontal septum (separating the upper and lower muscle masses of the body epaxials and hypaxials). Epipleural ribs may be associated with the anterior pleural ribs, e.g. in Perca or… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Northern pike — This article is about the fish. For the Canadian band, see The Northern Pikes. Northern Pike Northern pike Conservation status … Wikipedia
basal process — parapophysis (plural parapophyses)(a long, transverse process arising from the abdominal vertebral centrum. Parapophyses serve to support epipleural ribs (q.v.) when present and, in Gadidae, the gas bladder. In Clupeiformes they are not fused to… … Dictionary of ichthyology
basapophysis — (plural basapophyses)) parapophysis (plural parapophyses)(a long, transverse process arising from the abdominal vertebral centrum. Parapophyses serve to support epipleural ribs (q.v.) when present and, in Gadidae, the gas bladder. In Clupeiformes … Dictionary of ichthyology
metaxymiost — a rib like bone (but not a rib) formed in the intermuscular septa. Dorsally called epineural bones, centrally epicentral bones and ventrally epipleural bones (more or less related to the vertical ribs). Also called intermuscular bones … Dictionary of ichthyology
