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Hyperapophysis

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Hyˊper-a-poph′y-sis

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Noun.

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pl.

Hyperapophyses

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[NL. See

, and

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(Anat.)

A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra.

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Hyˊper-apˊo-phys′i-al

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Adj.

Definition 2024

hyperapophysis

hyperapophysis

English

Noun

hyperapophysis ‎(plural hyperapophyses)

(anatomy) A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra.

Related terms

hyperapophysial