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zygapophysis

American

[zig-uh-pof-uh-sis, zahy-guh-] / ˌzɪg əˈpɒf ə sɪs, ˌzaɪ gə- /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

zygapophyses

one of the four processes of a vertebra, occurring in pairs that interlock each vertebra with the vertebrae above and below.

zygapophysis British

/ ˌzɪɡəˈpɒfɪsɪs, ˌzɪɡæpəˈfɪzɪəl, ˌzaɪɡə- /

noun

anatomy zoology one of several processes on a vertebra that articulates with the corresponding process on an adjacent vertebra

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Other Word Forms

postzygapophyseal adjective
postzygapophysial adjective
zygapophyseal adjective
zygapophysial adjective

Etymology

Origin of zygapophysis

First recorded in 1850–55; zyg- ( def. ) + apophysis

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Zygapophysis, zī-ga-pof′i-sis, n. one of the yoke-pieces or articulations of the vertebr�: pl.

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