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anapophysis

American

[an-uh-pof-uh-sis] / ˌæn əˈpɒf ə sɪs /

noun

Anatomy.

PLURAL

anapophyses

a small process of a vertebra, especially of a lumbar or thoracic vertebra.

Etymology

Origin of anapophysis

First recorded in 1850–55; an- ³ + apophysis

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