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anapophyses

anapophyses is the plural of anapophysis.

Meaning of anapophysis

Noun

anapophysis (plural anapophyses)

  1. (animal anatomy) A backward-pointing process in the lumbar vertebrae of some mammals.

Questions about anapophyses

What is anapophyses the plural of?
Anapophyses is the plural of anapophysis.

Words near anapophyses in the dictionary

  1. anapodoton
  2. anapoiesis
  3. anapole
  4. anapoles
  5. anapophyseal
  6. anapophyses
  7. anapophysial
  8. anapophysis
  9. anaporate
  10. Anapra
  11. anaprotaspid

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