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Parapophysis

Parˊa-poph′y-sis

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Noun.

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pl.

Parapophyses

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[NL. See

, and

.]

(Anat.)

The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra. See

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Par-apˊo-phys′ic-al

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Adj.

Definition 2024

parapophysis

parapophysis

English

Noun

parapophysis ‎(plural parapophyses)

(anatomy) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.

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