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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

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pl.

Zygapophyses

[Gr. [GREEK] a yoke + E.

apophysis

(Anat.)

One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two anterior and two posterior. See under

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Zygˊap-o-phys′i-al

Adj.

zygapophysis ‎(plural zygapophyses)

(anatomy) One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two superior and two inferior.