zygapophysis
noun
one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.
zygapophyses
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pluralof zygapophysis.plural
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All the vertebrae join with their adjacent fellows through the intermediation of certain intervertebral pads, and also articulate by small processes at either end at the upper side of the arch, the zygapophyses.
From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
