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anapophysis

[an-uh-pof-uh-sis]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

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



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Word History and Origins

Origin of anapophysis1

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

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