anapophysis

American

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

noun

Anatomy.

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

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Noun Inflected Forms

anapophyses

plural

Etymology

Origin of anapophysis

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

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anapophyses

The metapophyses are moderately developed, and there are no anapophyses.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various

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