Hemapophysis \Hem`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Hemapophyses} . [NL.
See {H[ae]ma-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)
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. Hemastatic