HAEMAL ARCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does haemal arch mean? 

• HAEMAL ARCH (noun)
  The noun HAEMAL ARCH has 1 sense:

1. a structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels

  Familiarity information: HAEMAL ARCH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HAEMAL ARCH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A structure arising ventrally from a vertebral centrum and enclosing the caudal blood vessels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

haemal arch; hemal arch

Hypernyms ("haemal arch" is a kind of...):

arch (a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet))

Holonyms ("haemal arch" is a part of...):

centrum (the main body of a vertebra)