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Hyperapophysis
‖
Hyˊper-a-poph′y-sis
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Hyperapophyses
(#)
.
[NL. See
Hyper-
, and
Apophysis
.]
(Anat.)
A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side of a vertebra.
–
Hyˊper-apˊo-phys′i-al
(#)
,
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
Etymology
hyper-
+
apophysis
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